Open
$65,501
Close
$63,797
Return
-2.60%
Net Flow
-2,325 BTC
Volume
51,482 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.91

Summary

Bitcoin lost 2.6% on Friday, March 22, 2024, closing at $63,797 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 2,325 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for March 22, 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

Large-player activity detected: 6 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 3.7σ) between 05:39–19:46 UTC. Whale flow netted 21 BTC of buying.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.97). 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 22, 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. 63% of directional flow — 1,474 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +1.03%, Europe -4.71%, US +1.17%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.03% -286 BTC 12%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -4.71% -1474 BTC 63%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.17% -565 BTC 24%
Buy vs sell volume for March 22, 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 -2.60% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated

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