Sunday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,559,892 trades
May 30, 2021: Bitcoin pushed +3.0% higher. The 1,278 BTC of net buying flow at $35,641 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.
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).
24 bars of outsized trades (peak 6.6σ) appeared between 00:12–23:53 UTC, with whale flow netting 27 BTC of selling.
The 9.0% intraday range ($33,379 – $36,488) tells the story of a market in flux. Both sides had their moments.
Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.
Most of the action happened during Europe hours, which accounted for 75% of the day's net flow (1,110 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.
Breaking it down by session: Asia +4.03%, Europe -0.89%, US -0.10%. Asia stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 4.03% | -105 BTC | 7% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.89% | 1110 BTC | 75% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.10% | 273 BTC | 18% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Market conditions were bear — and this day didn't deviate. A +2.99% return against a regime average of -0.27%.
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