Open
$39,671
Close
$39,280
Return
-0.99%
Net Flow
-700 BTC
Volume
46,016 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $39,280 on March 15, 2022 after slipped 0.99%. Aggressor-side flow netted -700 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for March 15, 2022

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. 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.3σ), spread across 01:12–23:43 UTC. The 810 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-1,600 BTC), then buyers took over (+900 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for March 15, 2022

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 Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -3.11%, Europe +0.72%, US +1.45%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -3.11% -1267 BTC 53%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.72% -268 BTC 11%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.45% 836 BTC 35%
Buy vs sell volume for March 15, 2022

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 bull regime barely in the rearview mirror.

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

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