Open
$58,413
Close
$60,576
Return
+3.70%
Net Flow
-161 BTC
Volume
61,056 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $60,576 on October 28, 2021 after rallied 3.7%. Aggressor-side flow netted -161 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for October 28, 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 selling throughout the day. 28 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.9σ), spread across 00:41–23:28 UTC. The 744 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Net selling for 3 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.

The 8.0% intraday range ($57,820 – $62,499) tells the story of a market in flux. Both sides had their moments.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.82). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 28, 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 Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.99%, Europe +4.40%, US -1.65%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.99% -618 BTC 25%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 4.40% 1160 BTC 47%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.65% -704 BTC 28%
Buy vs sell volume for October 28, 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 +3.70% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity high-volatility flow-streak

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