BTC Flow Analysis — April 30, 2024 BEAR
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,985,671 trades
Summary
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Bitcoin dropped 5.0% in a sharp selloff to $60,672. Net flow: -2,177 BTC — sellers 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: 17 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.3σ) between 00:21–22:40 UTC. Whale flow netted 722 BTC of buying.
Net selling for 4 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.
A volatile day: 8.7% range from $59,192 to $64,734. Wide ranges like this create opportunities but also traps for directional traders.
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 81% of the net flow (1,886 BTC selling).
Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+61 BTC), sellers dominated late (-2,237 BTC).
Across sessions: Asia -1.12%, Europe -3.69%, US -0.24% — with Europe doing the heavy lifting.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -1.12% | 83 BTC | 4% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -3.69% | -374 BTC | 16% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.24% | -1886 BTC | 81% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Day 1 of a fresh bear regime. The market had just flipped from chop, and the new character was still establishing itself.
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