Open
$45,174
Close
$46,025
Return
+1.89%
Net Flow
-623 BTC
Volume
32,094 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.96

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $46,025 on September 12, 2021 after ticked up 1.89%. Aggressor-side flow netted -623 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for September 12, 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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 16 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.1σ), spread across 00:32–21:46 UTC. The 49 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Day 7 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for September 12, 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 Asia session drove 78% of the day's directional flow, with 872 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.41%, Europe +1.25%, US +0.22%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.41% -872 BTC 78%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.25% 182 BTC 16%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.22% 66 BTC 6%
Buy vs sell volume for September 12, 2021

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A +1.89% return against a regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity asia-dominated flow-streak

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