Open
$51,880
Close
$52,124
Return
+0.47%
Net Flow
-1,152 BTC
Volume
37,772 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.94

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $52,124 on February 16, 2024 after ground out a 0.47% gain. Aggressor-side flow netted -1,152 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for February 16, 2024

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. 11 bars of outsized trades (7.2σ peak) from 00:12–23:44 UTC, adding 268 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-1,254 BTC), then buyers took over (+102 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 16, 2024

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 drove 88% of the day's directional flow, with 1,219 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.29%, Europe +1.41%, US -0.65%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.29% -1219 BTC 88%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.41% -50 BTC 4%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.65% 116 BTC 8%
Buy vs sell volume for February 16, 2024

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a bull regime. The +0.47% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal asia-dominated

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