Open
$39,242
Close
$38,530
Return
-1.81%
Net Flow
-2,035 BTC
Volume
86,547 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.95

Summary

On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Bitcoin gave back 1.81% to $38,530. Net flow: -2,035 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for May 27, 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

16 bars of outsized trades (peak 7.9σ) appeared between 00:56–15:50 UTC, with whale flow netting 161 BTC of buying.

The 8.4% intraday range ($37,134 – $40,411) tells the story of a market in flux. Both sides had their moments.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 27, 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

Across sessions: Asia -2.46%, Europe +4.15%, US -3.35% — with Europe doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -2.46% -804 BTC 37%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 4.15% 82 BTC 4%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.35% -1313 BTC 60%
Buy vs sell volume for May 27, 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 selling streak extended to 3 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: bear whale-activity high-volatility flow-streak

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