Open
$60,329
Close
$58,413
Return
-3.17%
Net Flow
-2,158 BTC
Volume
62,124 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.93

Summary

October 27, 2021: Bitcoin lost 3.2%. The 2,158 BTC of net selling flow at $58,413 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for October 27, 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. 16 bars of outsized trades (7.5σ peak) from 01:01–22:38 UTC, adding 139 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

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 flow vs return for October 27, 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 Europe hours, which accounted for 68% of the day's net flow (1,462 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.63%, Europe -1.56%, US -1.02%. Europe stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.63% -402 BTC 19%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.56% -1462 BTC 68%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.02% -293 BTC 14%
Buy vs sell volume for October 27, 2021

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

This day sat within a bull regime. The -3.17% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated

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