Open
$65,301
Close
$68,393
Return
+4.74%
Net Flow
+914 BTC
Volume
49,742 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.04

Summary

Bitcoin pushed +4.7% higher on Sunday, March 17, 2024, closing at $68,393 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 914 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for March 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

A cluster of large trades between 00:28–22:15 UTC — 8 bars with trade sizes spiking to 6.0σ above normal. Net buying of 40 BTC, aligned with the day's direction.

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 March 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

Europe traders set the tone. 72% of directional flow — 657 BTC of buying — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +0.51%, Europe +2.27%, US +1.89%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.51% 65 BTC 7%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 2.27% 657 BTC 72%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.89% 193 BTC 21%
Buy vs sell volume for March 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 +4.74% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated

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