Open
$62,960
Close
$63,160
Return
+0.32%
Net Flow
-393 BTC
Volume
51,650 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Thursday, April 15, 2021, Bitcoin ticked up +0.32% to $63,160. Net flow: -393 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for April 15, 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: 13 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.7σ) between 00:25–23:44 UTC. Whale flow netted 338 BTC of buying.

Cumulative flow vs return for April 15, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Sellers led early (-467 BTC), buyers dominated late (+74 BTC).

Session returns were muted across the board: Asia -0.19%, Europe +0.12%, US +0.38%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.19% -336 BTC 48%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.12% -209 BTC 30%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.38% 153 BTC 22%
Buy vs sell volume for April 15, 2021

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

Regime Context

The bull regime was running out of road — 2 day(s) before the market shifted to chop. The transition was already underway in hindsight.

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

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