Open
$66,188
Close
$64,628
Return
-2.36%
Net Flow
-988 BTC
Volume
22,625 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.92

Summary

July 31, 2024: Bitcoin lost 2.4%. The 988 BTC of net selling flow at $64,628 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for July 31, 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

The big players were active all day. 34 bars of outsized trades (10.7σ peak) from 00:14–23:54 UTC, adding 15 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 75% of the day's net flow (745 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.92). 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 July 31, 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

Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.05%, Europe +0.43%, US -2.83%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.05% -163 BTC 16%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.43% -80 BTC 8%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.83% -745 BTC 75%
Buy vs sell volume for July 31, 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 selling streak extended to 5 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

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

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