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BTC: what happens after a volume spike?

Every BTC volume spike this site detects is followed up: the price 5 minutes, 15 minutes and 1 hour later is compared with the price at the spike. The tables count how often price kept going in the spike's direction (the hit rate) and how far, by exchange and by buy or sell side, with every figure's sample size. Past outcomes, not a forecast.

Across 135 buy- and sell-side BTC volume spikes with a 1-hour outcome (27 Sep 2026), price an hour later had moved in the spike's direction 51.1% of the time; the median follow-through was +0.00% (middle half -0.13% to +0.09%). After 15 minutes the hit rate was 48.0% over 150 spikes (median -0.01%). Buy-side spikes: 40.6% hit after 1 hour (n = 64); sell-side: 60.6% (n = 71).

Last 30 days177 BTC volume spikes27 Sep 2026Descriptive stats, not a signalAs of 21:36 UTC

Hit rate +5m
43.0%
median -0.01%n = 151
Hit rate +15m
48.0%
median -0.01%n = 150
Hit rate +1h
51.1%
median +0.00%n = 135
BTC volume spikes 30d
177
24 mixed (no side)27 Sep 2026

All BTC spikes · Last 30 days

177 volume spikes, 27 Sep 2026 (UTC)
After Spikes measured Hit rate Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Mean Date range (UTC)
5 min 151 43.0% -0.06% -0.01% +0.03% -0.01% 27 Sep 2026
15 min 150 48.0% -0.06% -0.01% +0.04% -0.01% 27 Sep 2026
1 hour 135 51.1% -0.13% +0.00% +0.09% -0.02% 27 Sep 2026

BTC by exchange

27 Sep 2026 (UTC)
+5m +15m +1h
Hit rate Median Hit rate Median Hit rate Median
Binance 46.3%n = 82 -0.01%-0.04% … +0.03% 54.3%n = 81 +0.02%-0.05% … +0.06% 51.4%n = 70 +0.00%-0.11% … +0.09%
Bybit 45.0%n = 40 -0.01%-0.06% … +0.04% 37.5%n = 40 -0.03%-0.06% … +0.04% 53.8%n = 39 +0.01%-0.20% … +0.08%
Hyperliquid 31.0%n = 29 -0.02%-0.06% … +0.01% 44.8%n = 29 -0.04%-0.11% … +0.02% 46.2%n = 26 -0.03%-0.12% … +0.15%

BTC by direction

27 Sep 2026 (UTC)
+5m +15m +1h
Hit rate Median Hit rate Median Hit rate Median
Buy-side spikesa hit is price up 46.5%n = 71 -0.00%-0.06% … +0.03% 60.6%n = 71 +0.02%-0.05% … +0.06% 40.6%n = 64 -0.04%-0.22% … +0.09%
Sell-side spikesa hit is price down 40.0%n = 80 -0.03%-0.05% … +0.04% 36.7%n = 79 -0.03%-0.06% … +0.03% 60.6%n = 71 +0.01%-0.08% … +0.10%

Last 20 BTC volume spikes

All history, newest first · price change after each spike
Day (UTC) Time Market Side Level × normal $ in 1m +5m +15m +1h
27 Sep 2026 21:38 UTC BIN perp SELL 3 12.1× $17.75M — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:37 UTC BYB spot SELL 2 4.1× $446K — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:37 UTC BIN perp SELL 2 6.1× $1.66M — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:37 UTC BYB perp SELL 2 6.0× $2.62M — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:37 UTC BIN spot SELL 2 7.1× $322K — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:36 UTC BIN perp SELL 2 5.0× $7.13M — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:35 UTC HL perp SELL 2 11.2× $2.19M — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:35 UTC BIN spot MIX 1 4.0× $832K — — —
27 Sep 2026 21:28 UTC BIN spot SELL 1 4.6× $208K -0.03% — —
27 Sep 2026 21:16 UTC BIN perp SELL 2 7.7× $2.38M -0.03% -0.12% —
27 Sep 2026 21:16 UTC BIN spot SELL 2 15.6× $710K -0.03% -0.12% —
27 Sep 2026 21:14 UTC HL perp BUY 3 16.6× $4.69M -0.01% -0.08% —
27 Sep 2026 21:14 UTC BIN perp BUY 2 4.4× $7.92M +0.01% -0.08% —
27 Sep 2026 21:14 UTC BYB spot BUY 2 4.9× $566K +0.01% -0.07% —
27 Sep 2026 21:14 UTC BIN spot BUY 1 4.2× $191K +0.01% -0.06% —
27 Sep 2026 21:04 UTC BIN spot BUY 1 6.2× $282K -0.01% +0.07% —
27 Sep 2026 21:00 UTC HL perp SELL 1 5.9× $2.04M +0.09% +0.18% —
27 Sep 2026 20:58 UTC BIN spot BUY 2 8.1× $368K -0.00% +0.07% —
27 Sep 2026 20:48 UTC BIN perp SELL 2 7.0× $2.13M +0.04% +0.03% —
27 Sep 2026 20:48 UTC BIN perp SELL 2 4.0× $5.58M +0.04% +0.04% —

+5m / +15m / +1h: the raw price change after each spike (not signed by side), — until that outcome is recorded. Each day links to that day's spike archive page. Live BTC price, funding and open interest: BTC overview.

Method

Counting. The same volume spikes as the live spike scanner, for markets whose base asset is BTC. For each buy- or sell-side spike, the follow-through at +5m, +15m and +1h is the change from the spike minute's close to the close that many minutes later, with the sign flipped for sell-side spikes; a hit is a follow-through above zero. Mixed spikes (24 in this window) are left out of hit rates, medians and quartiles. HIP-3 markets (Hyperliquid builder perps such as stock tickers) are shown apart from Hyperliquid's own perps, since a HIP-3 ticker can share a name with an unrelated coin.

Reading it. Every figure shows its sample size (n) and each table its date range; cells with fewer than 30 spikes are faded. This page is only indexed once BTC has 50 or more spikes with a 1-hour outcome in the last 30 days. These are descriptive statistics of past spikes, before fees, slippage and funding, from a price you could not have traded at. They are not a trading signal and make no claim of an edge. Not financial advice. Compare with spike outcomes for all coins.

BTC spike outcome FAQ

How is the hit rate calculated?

For each buy- or sell-side BTC volume spike we compare the close of the spike minute with the close 5, 15 and 60 minutes later. A buy-side spike is a hit when price went up, a sell-side spike when it went down (exactly unchanged is a miss). Mixed spikes, with no clear taker side, are left out of hit rates, medians and quartiles. The method is the same as on spike outcomes for all coins.

Can I trade on these numbers?

No claim is made that you can. These describe what happened after past spikes, before fees, slippage and funding, measured from a price you could not have traded at. Small samples swing a lot. Nothing here is financial advice.