Open
$52,259
Close
$51,849
Return
-0.78%
Net Flow
+1,400 BTC
Volume
43,079 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.07

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $51,849 on February 21, 2024 after slipped 0.78%. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,400 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for February 21, 2024

BTC price (blue) and trading volume (cyan bars) per minute. Session shading: Asia (gold 00-08 UTC), Europe (green 08-14), US (red 14-00).

Flow Analysis

Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.4σ), spread across 04:33–23:12 UTC. The 300 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-1,033 BTC), then buyers took over (+2,434 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 21, 2024

Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.

Session Breakdown

The US session drove 77% of the day's directional flow, with 2,009 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -1.32%, Europe -0.75%, US +1.31%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.32% -408 BTC 16%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.75% -201 BTC 8%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.31% 2009 BTC 77%
Buy vs sell volume for February 21, 2024

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

The buying streak extended to 4 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated flow-streak

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