Open
$57,052
Close
$58,202
Return
+2.02%
Net Flow
-96 BTC
Volume
41,314 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.00

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $58,202 on April 04, 2021 after rallied 2.0%. Aggressor-side flow netted -96 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for April 04, 2021

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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 12 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 10.2σ), spread across 00:33–22:35 UTC. The 457 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+275 BTC), then sellers took over (-371 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for April 04, 2021

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 +0.99%, Europe +0.89%, US +0.13%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.99% 125 BTC 18%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.89% 169 BTC 25%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.13% -389 BTC 57%
Buy vs sell volume for April 04, 2021

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

Regime Context

The market was 1 day(s) into a new bull regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal regime-start

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