Open
$38,113
Close
$39,236
Return
+2.95%
Net Flow
+801 BTC
Volume
57,083 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.03

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $39,236 on April 27, 2022 after pushed 2.9% higher. Aggressor-side flow netted +801 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for April 27, 2022

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. 12 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.4σ), spread across 03:16–15:19 UTC. The 861 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+842 BTC), then sellers took over (-41 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.90). 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 April 27, 2022

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 Asia session drove 84% of the day's directional flow, with 988 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +2.62%, Europe +0.59%, US -0.28%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 2.62% 988 BTC 84%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.59% -35 BTC 3%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.28% -152 BTC 13%
Buy vs sell volume for April 27, 2022

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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A +2.95% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal asia-dominated

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