Open
$51,729
Close
$54,476
Return
+5.31%
Net Flow
+3,141 BTC
Volume
51,257 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.13

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $54,476 on February 26, 2024 after ripped 5.3% to the upside. Aggressor-side flow netted +3,141 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for February 26, 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. 32 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.1σ), spread across 00:19–22:14 UTC. The 507 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Day 3 of unbroken net buying. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.97). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 26, 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 92% of the day's directional flow, with 2,897 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.84%, Europe -0.13%, US +6.34%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.84% 174 BTC 6%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.13% 70 BTC 2%
US 14:00 - 00:00 6.34% 2897 BTC 92%
Buy vs sell volume for February 26, 2024

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

Regime Context

A +1.9σ day — buying pressure exceeded the typical bull-regime flow (-386 BTC) by a notable margin.

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

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