Open
$69,032
Close
$67,378
Return
-2.40%
Net Flow
-4,187 BTC
Volume
31,374 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.76

Summary

Bitcoin fell 2.4% on Monday, October 21, 2024, closing at $67,378 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 4,187 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for October 21, 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. 31 bars of outsized trades (25.5σ peak) from 00:14–23:59 UTC, adding 621 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.92 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 October 21, 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

Europe traders set the tone. 68% of directional flow — 3,308 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia -0.75%, Europe -1.75%, US +0.10%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.75% 355 BTC 7%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.75% -3308 BTC 68%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.10% -1235 BTC 25%
Buy vs sell volume for October 21, 2024

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

Regime Context

The 4,187 BTC of net selling was extreme by any measure (-2.5σ vs bull-regime average). The market's typical flow balance broke down.

Patterns: bull extreme-flow whale-activity europe-dominated

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