Open
$57,471
Close
$55,997
Return
-2.57%
Net Flow
-1,156 BTC
Volume
53,471 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.96

Summary

On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Bitcoin lost 2.6% to $55,997. Net flow: -1,156 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for October 12, 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

12 bars of outsized trades (peak 10.4σ) appeared between 00:24–20:12 UTC, with whale flow netting 297 BTC of buying.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 12, 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

Strip out US and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 85% of the net flow (1,413 BTC selling).

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+302 BTC), sellers dominated late (-1,458 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -0.22%, Europe -0.69%, US -1.67% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.22% 193 BTC 12%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.69% 64 BTC 4%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.67% -1413 BTC 85%
Buy vs sell volume for October 12, 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 -2.57% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated

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