BTC Flow Analysis — May 04, 2021 BEAR
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 2,492,629 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $53,200 on May 04, 2021 after dropped 6.9% in a sharp selloff. Aggressor-side flow netted -3,265 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
17 bars of outsized trades (peak 8.8σ) appeared between 00:18–21:58 UTC, with whale flow netting 141 BTC of buying.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.90). 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 US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -2.19%, Europe -0.82%, US -4.08%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -2.19% | -1190 BTC | 36% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.82% | -723 BTC | 22% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -4.08% | -1353 BTC | 41% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The selling streak extended to 4 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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