Open
$48,811
Close
$49,247
Return
+0.89%
Net Flow
+2,293 BTC
Volume
54,411 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.09

Summary

September 02, 2021: Bitcoin edged higher (+0.89%). The 2,293 BTC of net buying flow at $49,247 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for September 02, 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 buying throughout the day. 23 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.8σ), spread across 00:59–23:30 UTC. The 456 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Cumulative flow vs return for September 02, 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 Asia hours, which accounted for 74% of the day's net flow (1,702 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Breaking it down by session: Asia +2.12%, Europe +0.53%, US -1.72%. Asia stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 2.12% 1702 BTC 74%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.53% 499 BTC 22%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.72% 92 BTC 4%
Buy vs sell volume for September 02, 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 buying streak extended to 3 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

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

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