Open
$86,846
Close
$84,223
Return
-3.02%
Net Flow
-1,763 BTC
Volume
22,090 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.85

Summary

Bitcoin lost 3.0% on Thursday, March 20, 2025, closing at $84,223 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 1,763 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for March 20, 2025

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. 34 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 10.6σ), spread across 02:26–23:05 UTC. The 62 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.95). 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 March 20, 2025

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

Session returns: Asia -1.19%, Europe -0.35%, US -1.51%. US led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.19% -685 BTC 39%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.35% -204 BTC 12%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.51% -873 BTC 50%
Buy vs sell volume for March 20, 2025

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

Regime Context

The market was 1 day(s) into a new bear regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

The selling streak extended to 6 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

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

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