Open
$39,723
Close
$40,862
Return
+2.87%
Net Flow
-997 BTC
Volume
84,344 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Thursday, August 05, 2021, Bitcoin rallied +2.9% to $40,862. Net flow: -997 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for August 05, 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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 15 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.1σ), spread across 00:36–23:28 UTC. The 221 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

The 10.1% intraday range ($37,333 – $41,350) tells the story of a market in flux. Both sides had their moments.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 05, 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 (-1,955 BTC), buyers dominated late (+958 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -2.15%, Europe -2.14%, US +7.42% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -2.15% -913 BTC 30%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -2.14% -1101 BTC 36%
US 14:00 - 00:00 7.42% 1016 BTC 34%
Buy vs sell volume for August 05, 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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A +2.87% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal high-volatility

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