Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 2,470,398 trades
Bitcoin pushed +2.8% higher on Saturday, April 10, 2021, closing at $59,769 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 2,131 BTC of net pressure.
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).
The big players were active all day. 17 bars of outsized trades (10.1σ peak) from 00:52–23:01 UTC, adding 37 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+3,805 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-1,675 BTC) in the back half.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.87). 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.
Asia traders set the tone. 69% of directional flow — 3,830 BTC of buying — came from that single session.
Session returns: Asia +4.02%, Europe -0.02%, US -1.15%. Asia led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 4.02% | 3830 BTC | 69% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.02% | -235 BTC | 4% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -1.15% | -1464 BTC | 26% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
This day sat within a bull regime. The +2.80% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.
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