BTC Flow Analysis — December 26, 2021 CHOP
Sunday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 797,133 trades
Summary
Bitcoin ground out a +0.75% gain on Sunday, December 26, 2021, closing at $50,775 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 2 BTC of net pressure.
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
9 bars of outsized trades (peak 4.8σ) appeared between 00:46–22:35 UTC, with whale flow netting 151 BTC of selling.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to sellers (-521 BTC), but buyers erased that and then some (+523 BTC) in the back half.
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 -0.93%, Europe -0.18%, US +1.87%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.93% | -297 BTC | 29% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.18% | -222 BTC | 21% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 1.87% | 520 BTC | 50% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
This was near the start of a chop regime (day 1), with the bear regime barely in the rearview mirror.
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