Open
$51,643
Close
$52,138
Return
+0.96%
Net Flow
+571 BTC
Volume
21,992 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.05

Summary

February 18, 2024: Bitcoin edged higher (+0.96%). The 571 BTC of net buying flow at $52,138 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for February 18, 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. 30 bars of outsized trades (9.2σ peak) from 00:21–23:39 UTC, adding 69 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 76% of the day's net flow (844 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 18, 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

A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 101 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 671 BTC in the afternoon.

Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.06%, Europe -0.08%, US +0.99%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.06% -20 BTC 2%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.08% -253 BTC 23%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.99% 844 BTC 76%
Buy vs sell volume for February 18, 2024

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 +0.96% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

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

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