Open
$58,950
Close
$57,052
Return
-3.22%
Net Flow
-1,294 BTC
Volume
47,410 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.95

Summary

On Saturday, April 03, 2021, Bitcoin lost 3.2% to $57,052. Net flow: -1,294 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for April 03, 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: 23 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 15.6σ) between 00:38–23:39 UTC. Whale flow netted 684 BTC of buying.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.95). 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 April 03, 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

Strip out US and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 81% of the net flow (1,700 BTC selling).

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+331 BTC), sellers dominated late (-1,625 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +0.59%, Europe +0.19%, US -3.98% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.59% 250 BTC 12%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.19% 156 BTC 7%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.98% -1700 BTC 81%
Buy vs sell volume for April 03, 2021

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

Regime Context

Among the final days of this chop period. Within 0 day(s), the market would flip to bull.

Patterns: chop whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated regime-end

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