Open
$65,872
Close
$66,973
Return
+1.67%
Net Flow
+513 BTC
Volume
22,549 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.05

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $66,973 on February 28, 2026 after ground out a 1.67% gain. Aggressor-side flow netted +513 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for February 28, 2026

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. 27 bars of outsized trades (11.5σ peak) from 01:18–13:47 UTC, adding 280 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-447 BTC), then buyers took over (+961 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.91 correlation between cumulative flow and price means buying pressure was the dominant force — no hidden passive flow muddying the signal.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 28, 2026

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 Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -3.11%, Europe +2.01%, US +2.87%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -3.11% -735 BTC 37%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 2.01% 757 BTC 38%
US 14:00 - 00:00 2.87% 491 BTC 25%
Buy vs sell volume for February 28, 2026

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

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bear regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 3 day(s) away.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal regime-end

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