BTC Flow Analysis — October 20, 2021 BULL
Wednesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,823,286 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $66,001 on October 20, 2021 after pushed 2.7% higher. Aggressor-side flow netted +3,819 BTC, favoring buyers.
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. 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 12.1σ), spread across 00:11–23:20 UTC. The 29 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.96). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.
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 Europe session drove 61% of the day's directional flow, with 2,315 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.
The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.44%, Europe +3.19%, US -0.06%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.44% | 56 BTC | 1% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 3.19% | 2315 BTC | 61% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.06% | 1448 BTC | 38% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Net buying hit 3,819 BTC, landing +2.3σ outside the bull-regime norm. Days with this level of one-sided flow have historically marked inflection points within the regime.
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