Open
$26,775
Close
$26,918
Return
+0.53%
Net Flow
-251 BTC
Volume
21,595 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

May 14, 2023: Bitcoin edged higher (+0.53%). The 251 BTC of net selling flow at $26,918 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for May 14, 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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 15 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 12.2σ), spread across 00:11–23:52 UTC. The 76 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

This was day 5 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 14, 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

A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 252 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 2 BTC in the afternoon.

No single session dominated price action: Asia +0.30%, Europe +0.21%, US +0.02%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.30% 16 BTC 6%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.21% -130 BTC 46%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.02% -137 BTC 48%
Buy vs sell volume for May 14, 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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A +0.53% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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