Open
$52,124
Close
$51,643
Return
-0.92%
Net Flow
-363 BTC
Volume
25,674 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

On Saturday, February 17, 2024, Bitcoin gave back 0.92% to $51,643. Net flow: -363 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for February 17, 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. 32 bars of outsized trades (5.4σ peak) from 04:26–22:42 UTC, adding 266 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

This was day 3 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

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 February 17, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Sellers led early (-687 BTC), buyers dominated late (+324 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -0.41%, Europe -1.39%, US +0.89% — with Europe doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.41% -324 BTC 17%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.39% -807 BTC 43%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.89% 768 BTC 40%
Buy vs sell volume for February 17, 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 -0.92% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

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

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