Open
$49,225
Close
$51,472
Return
+4.56%
Net Flow
+1,249 BTC
Volume
52,126 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.05

Summary

Bitcoin pushed +4.6% higher on Tuesday, October 05, 2021, closing at $51,472 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 1,249 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for October 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

The big players were active all day. 19 bars of outsized trades (7.2σ peak) from 01:53–23:14 UTC, adding 344 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.97). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 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

Session returns: Asia +0.51%, Europe +1.48%, US +2.52%. US led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.51% -370 BTC 19%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.48% 631 BTC 32%
US 14:00 - 00:00 2.52% 988 BTC 50%
Buy vs sell volume for October 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

The market was 2 day(s) into a new chop regime, having transitioned from bear. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: chop whale-activity regime-start regime-end

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