Open
$57,541
Close
$58,875
Return
+2.32%
Net Flow
+316 BTC
Volume
27,611 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

On Friday, August 16, 2024, Bitcoin pushed +2.3% higher to $58,875. Net flow: +316 BTC — buyers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for August 16, 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. 18 bars of outsized trades (9.5σ peak) from 00:13–23:07 UTC, adding 316 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 16, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+451 BTC), sellers dominated late (-135 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +1.59%, Europe -0.19%, US +0.91% — with Asia doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.59% 576 BTC 60%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.19% -322 BTC 34%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.91% 63 BTC 7%
Buy vs sell volume for August 16, 2024

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

Regime Context

Day 2 of a fresh bear regime. The market had just flipped from chop, and the new character was still establishing itself.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal regime-start

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