BTC Flow Analysis — March 17, 2026 CHOP
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 4,863,187 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $73,909 on March 17, 2026 after gave back 1.30%. Aggressor-side flow netted -939 BTC, favoring sellers.
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
23 bars of outsized trades (peak 10.9σ) appeared between 00:54–20:19 UTC, with whale flow netting 1 BTC of buying.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.88). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.
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 drove 76% of the day's directional flow, with 715 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.
The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.85%, Europe -0.85%, US +0.40%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.85% | -715 BTC | 76% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.85% | -154 BTC | 16% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.40% | -70 BTC | 7% |
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 chop — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.30% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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