Open
$27,938
Close
$28,324
Return
+1.38%
Net Flow
+1,240 BTC
Volume
32,531 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.08

Summary

April 09, 2023: Bitcoin edged higher (+1.38%). The 1,240 BTC of net buying flow at $28,324 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for April 09, 2023

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 (5.4σ peak) from 00:27–23:47 UTC, adding 78 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 70% of the day's net flow (1,188 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.94). Aggressor-side buying translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for April 09, 2023

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 -0.13%, Europe +0.01%, US +1.50%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.13% 283 BTC 17%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.01% -231 BTC 14%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.50% 1188 BTC 70%
Buy vs sell volume for April 09, 2023

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were bull — and this day didn't deviate. A +1.38% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity us-dominated

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