Open
$47,674
Close
$48,973
Return
+2.73%
Net Flow
-1,062 BTC
Volume
44,656 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.95

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $48,973 on August 25, 2021 after climbed 2.7%. Aggressor-side flow netted -1,062 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for August 25, 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

The big players were active all day. 15 bars of outsized trades (7.7σ peak) from 00:11–22:18 UTC, adding 253 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-1,593 BTC), then buyers took over (+531 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Day 3 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 25, 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 US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.99%, Europe -0.98%, US +2.73%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.99% -576 BTC 29%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.98% -945 BTC 48%
US 14:00 - 00:00 2.73% 459 BTC 23%
Buy vs sell volume for August 25, 2021

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 +2.73% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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