Open
$59,124
Close
$58,974
Return
-0.25%
Net Flow
-407 BTC
Volume
8,798 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.91

Summary

August 31, 2024: Bitcoin traded flat. The 407 BTC of net selling flow at $58,974 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for August 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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 35 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.9σ), spread across 00:19–23:51 UTC. The 19 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Net selling for 6 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 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

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia -0.05%, Europe -0.24%, US +0.03% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.05% 63 BTC 12%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.24% -172 BTC 32%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.03% -297 BTC 56%
Buy vs sell volume for August 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

This was near the start of a chop regime (day 2), with the bear regime barely in the rearview mirror.

Patterns: chop whale-activity regime-start flow-streak

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