Open
$69,962
Close
$72,736
Return
+3.97%
Net Flow
+3,668 BTC
Volume
50,129 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.16

Summary

Bitcoin pushed +4.0% higher on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, closing at $72,736 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 3,668 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for October 29, 2024

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. 31 bars of outsized trades (10.1σ peak) from 00:37–23:58 UTC, adding 934 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

This was day 4 of consecutive net buying. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.97). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 29, 2024

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

Session returns: Asia +1.51%, Europe +1.11%, US +1.30%. Asia led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.51% 1781 BTC 49%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.11% 468 BTC 13%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.30% 1419 BTC 39%
Buy vs sell volume for October 29, 2024

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

Regime Context

The 3,668 BTC of net buying was extreme by any measure (+2.2σ vs bull-regime average). The market's typical flow balance broke down.

The market was 1 day(s) into a new bull regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: bull extreme-flow whale-activity regime-start flow-streak

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