Open
$59,130
Close
$57,991
Return
-1.93%
Net Flow
-803 BTC
Volume
54,201 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $57,991 on April 06, 2021 after drifted lower (1.93%). Aggressor-side flow netted -803 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for April 06, 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: 10.5σ) between 01:09–23:51 UTC. Whale flow netted 496 BTC of buying.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+250 BTC), then sellers took over (-1,052 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.89). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for April 06, 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 Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.94%, Europe -0.28%, US -0.72%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.94% 412 BTC 25%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.28% -248 BTC 15%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.72% -966 BTC 59%
Buy vs sell volume for April 06, 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 bull regime (day 3), with the chop regime barely in the rearview mirror.

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

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