Open
$34,605
Close
$35,641
Return
+2.99%
Net Flow
+1,278 BTC
Volume
73,535 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.04

Summary

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 and volume for May 30, 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

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 flow vs return for May 30, 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

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%
Buy vs sell volume for May 30, 2021

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were bear — and this day didn't deviate. A +2.99% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity europe-dominated high-volatility

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