Open
$102,791
Close
$104,104
Return
+1.28%
Net Flow
+159 BTC
Volume
21,253 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

Bitcoin ground out a +1.28% gain on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, closing at $104,104 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 159 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for May 13, 2025

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

Large-player activity detected: 34 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.7σ) between 01:12–23:59 UTC. Whale flow netted 23 BTC of selling.

Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+621 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-463 BTC) in the back half.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 13, 2025

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

Session returns: Asia -0.12%, Europe +1.02%, US +0.37%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.12% 402 BTC 34%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.02% 270 BTC 23%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.37% -513 BTC 43%
Buy vs sell volume for May 13, 2025

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

Regime Context

The buying streak extended to 6 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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