Open
$37,724
Close
$38,683
Return
+2.54%
Net Flow
+1,401 BTC
Volume
43,416 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.07

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $38,683 on December 01, 2023 after pushed 2.5% higher. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,401 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for December 01, 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. 19 bars of outsized trades (9.2σ peak) from 00:11–22:30 UTC, adding 827 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.90). 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 December 01, 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 drove 60% of the day's directional flow, with 1,071 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +1.38%, Europe +0.32%, US +0.82%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.38% -185 BTC 10%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.32% 1071 BTC 60%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.82% 515 BTC 29%
Buy vs sell volume for December 01, 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 +2.54% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated

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