BTC Flow Analysis — August 06, 2021 BULL
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 2,223,356 trades
Summary
On Friday, August 06, 2021, Bitcoin pushed +4.8% higher to $42,837. Net flow: +802 BTC — buyers had the edge.
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
Large-player activity detected: 21 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.5σ) between 00:54–23:56 UTC. Whale flow netted 272 BTC of selling.
A volatile day: 8.7% range from $39,854 to $43,392. Wide ranges like this create opportunities but also traps for directional traders.
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
Strip out US and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 66% of the net flow (1,645 BTC buying).
Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Sellers led early (-818 BTC), buyers dominated late (+1,620 BTC).
Across sessions: Asia -0.33%, Europe +0.47%, US +4.67% — with US doing the heavy lifting.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.33% | -501 BTC | 20% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.47% | -342 BTC | 14% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 4.67% | 1645 BTC | 66% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
This day sat within a bull regime. The +4.83% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.
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