Open
$69,500
Close
$65,301
Return
-6.04%
Net Flow
-1,447 BTC
Volume
55,927 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.95

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $65,301 on March 16, 2024 after dropped 6.0% in a sharp selloff. Aggressor-side flow netted -1,447 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for March 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. 15 bars of outsized trades (6.1σ peak) from 01:13–23:59 UTC, adding 86 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Day 3 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for March 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 US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.10%, Europe -2.49%, US -3.55%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.10% 214 BTC 11%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -2.49% -688 BTC 37%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.55% -972 BTC 52%
Buy vs sell volume for March 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

A statistical outlier: -6.04% return sits at -2.3σ from the bull-regime average of +0.34%. Days like this are rare within this regime.

Patterns: bull whale-activity outlier-return flow-streak

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