Open
$37,858
Close
$36,164
Return
-4.48%
Net Flow
-3,062 BTC
Volume
47,490 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.88

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $36,164 on November 16, 2023 after sold off 4.5%. Aggressor-side flow netted -3,062 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for November 16, 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. 22 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.8σ), spread across 00:59–23:07 UTC. The 212 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.98). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for November 16, 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

The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -1.11%, Europe -1.78%, US -1.65%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.11% -785 BTC 26%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.78% -838 BTC 27%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.65% -1439 BTC 47%
Buy vs sell volume for November 16, 2023

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

Regime Context

Net flow of -3,062 BTC was elevated at -1.8σ vs the bull-regime average of -386 BTC.

Patterns: bull whale-activity

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