Open
$55,997
Close
$57,367
Return
+2.45%
Net Flow
+162 BTC
Volume
55,808 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.01

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $57,367 on October 13, 2021 after rallied 2.4%. Aggressor-side flow netted +162 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for October 13, 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. 14 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.4σ), spread across 00:19–23:41 UTC. The 216 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-118 BTC), then buyers took over (+280 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 13, 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

The US session drove 60% of the day's directional flow, with 481 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -2.47%, Europe +0.52%, US +4.50%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -2.47% -63 BTC 8%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.52% -256 BTC 32%
US 14:00 - 00:00 4.50% 481 BTC 60%
Buy vs sell volume for October 13, 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 +2.45% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

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

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