Open
$64,012
Close
$63,165
Return
-1.32%
Net Flow
-316 BTC
Volume
34,675 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Monday, May 06, 2024, Bitcoin slipped 1.32% to $63,165. Net flow: -316 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for May 06, 2024

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. 24 bars of outsized trades (7.9σ peak) from 01:22–23:36 UTC, adding 78 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.93 correlation between cumulative flow and price means selling pressure was the dominant force — no hidden passive flow muddying the signal.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 06, 2024

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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+364 BTC), sellers dominated late (-680 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +0.83%, Europe -1.04%, US -1.10% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.83% 394 BTC 36%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.04% -81 BTC 7%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.10% -629 BTC 57%
Buy vs sell volume for May 06, 2024

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 bear regime. The -1.32% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal

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