Open
$62,312
Close
$61,193
Return
-1.80%
Net Flow
-782 BTC
Volume
26,121 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.94

Summary

Bitcoin gave back 1.80% on Wednesday, May 08, 2024, closing at $61,193 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 782 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for May 08, 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 00:13–22:43 UTC — 9 bars with trade sizes spiking to 9.7σ above normal. Net selling of 102 BTC, aligned with the day's direction.

This was day 4 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.93). 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 May 08, 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

US traders set the tone. 73% of directional flow — 658 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia -0.17%, Europe +0.39%, US -2.01%. US led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.17% -184 BTC 20%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.39% 60 BTC 7%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.01% -658 BTC 73%
Buy vs sell volume for May 08, 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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.80% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity us-dominated flow-streak

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