Thursday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,878,275 trades
Bitcoin closed at $60,576 on October 28, 2021 after rallied 3.7%. Aggressor-side flow netted -161 BTC, favoring sellers.
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).
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 buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.
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% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Market conditions were bull — and this day didn't deviate. A +3.70% return against a regime average of +0.34%.
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