Open
$58,143
Close
$59,769
Return
+2.80%
Net Flow
+2,131 BTC
Volume
69,906 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.06

Summary

Bitcoin pushed +2.8% higher on Saturday, April 10, 2021, closing at $59,769 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 2,131 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for April 10, 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

The big players were active all day. 17 bars of outsized trades (10.1σ peak) from 00:52–23:01 UTC, adding 37 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+3,805 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-1,675 BTC) in the back half.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.87). 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 10, 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

Asia traders set the tone. 69% of directional flow — 3,830 BTC of buying — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +4.02%, Europe -0.02%, US -1.15%. Asia led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 4.02% 3830 BTC 69%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.02% -235 BTC 4%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.15% -1464 BTC 26%
Buy vs sell volume for April 10, 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 day sat within a bull regime. The +2.80% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal asia-dominated

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