Open
$63,201
Close
$63,349
Return
+0.23%
Net Flow
-620 BTC
Volume
8,375 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.86

Summary

September 21, 2024: Bitcoin finished near unchanged (+0.23%). The 620 BTC of net selling flow at $63,349 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for September 21, 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. 36 bars of outsized trades (12.3σ peak) from 00:15–21:19 UTC, adding 231 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

A disconnect between flow and price (correlation: -0.60). Neither buyers nor sellers could convert aggressor-side pressure into directional movement.

Cumulative flow vs return for September 21, 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

Session returns were muted across the board: Asia -0.17%, Europe +0.15%, US +0.25%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.17% -241 BTC 39%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.15% -207 BTC 33%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.25% -172 BTC 28%
Buy vs sell volume for September 21, 2024

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

Day 1 of a fresh chop regime. The market had just flipped from bear, and the new character was still establishing itself.

Patterns: chop whale-activity flow-divergence regime-start

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