BTC Flow Analysis — March 18, 2026 CHOP
Wednesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 4,733,897 trades
Summary
March 18, 2026: Bitcoin sold off -3.6%. The 25 BTC of net buying flow at $71,247 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.
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. 24 bars of outsized trades (11.2σ peak) from 00:14–08:19 UTC, adding 176 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.
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
A tale of two halves — buyers pushed 438 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 412 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.03%, Europe -2.37%, US -1.23%. Europe stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.03% | 252 BTC | 36% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -2.37% | -340 BTC | 48% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -1.23% | 113 BTC | 16% |
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 -3.60% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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