Open
$65,044
Close
$64,088
Return
-1.47%
Net Flow
-335 BTC
Volume
29,568 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $64,088 on July 17, 2024 after drifted lower (1.47%). Aggressor-side flow netted -335 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for July 17, 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 selling throughout the day. 18 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.5σ), spread across 02:12–23:28 UTC. The 66 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+154 BTC), then sellers took over (-489 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.81). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for July 17, 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 posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.33%, Europe -0.18%, US -1.62%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.33% 225 BTC 29%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.18% -130 BTC 17%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.62% -430 BTC 55%
Buy vs sell volume for July 17, 2024

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

Regime Context

Nothing unusual for a chop-regime day. The -1.47% return was consistent with the period's average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity flow-reversal

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