Open
$58,057
Close
$59,708
Return
+2.84%
Net Flow
-447 BTC
Volume
33,812 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $59,708 on November 20, 2021 after climbed 2.8%. Aggressor-side flow netted -447 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for November 20, 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. 30 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.9σ), spread across 01:11–23:55 UTC. The 2 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-511 BTC), then buyers took over (+64 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Day 5 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for November 20, 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 +0.56%, Europe +0.15%, US +2.12%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.56% -378 BTC 45%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.15% -262 BTC 31%
US 14:00 - 00:00 2.12% 193 BTC 23%
Buy vs sell volume for November 20, 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 was near the start of a bear regime (day 3), with the chop regime barely in the rearview mirror.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal regime-start flow-streak

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