BTC Flow Analysis — January 15, 2022 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 752,688 trades
Summary
January 15, 2022: Bitcoin traded flat. The 330 BTC of net buying flow at $43,084 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.
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
Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 23 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 14.3σ), spread across 00:21–23:57 UTC. The 226 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.
Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 62% of the day's net flow (826 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.
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
A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 464 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 794 BTC in the afternoon.
No single session dominated price action: Asia +0.07%, Europe -0.42%, US +0.41%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.07% | -291 BTC | 22% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.42% | -204 BTC | 15% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.41% | 826 BTC | 62% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The market was 3 day(s) into a new bear regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.
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