Open
$53,785
Close
$53,951
Return
+0.31%
Net Flow
-874 BTC
Volume
46,160 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.96

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $53,951 on October 08, 2021 after ticked up 0.31%. Aggressor-side flow netted -874 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for October 08, 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

Large-player activity detected: 22 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.6σ) between 00:44–23:31 UTC. Whale flow netted 133 BTC of buying.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+152 BTC), then sellers took over (-1,026 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 08, 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 drove 71% of the day's directional flow, with 617 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +1.94%, Europe -1.19%, US -0.42%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.94% -230 BTC 26%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.19% -27 BTC 3%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.42% -617 BTC 71%
Buy vs sell volume for October 08, 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 market was 2 day(s) into a new bull regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated regime-start

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