Open
$41,002
Close
$42,364
Return
+3.32%
Net Flow
+976 BTC
Volume
59,455 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.03

Summary

March 22, 2022: Bitcoin pushed +3.3% higher. The 976 BTC of net buying flow at $42,364 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for March 22, 2022

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. 21 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.8σ), spread across 00:53–22:19 UTC. The 13 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.94). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for March 22, 2022

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

Most of the action happened during Asia hours, which accounted for 71% of the day's net flow (950 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.

A tale of two halves — buyers pushed 1,200 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 224 BTC in the afternoon.

Breaking it down by session: Asia +2.96%, Europe +1.45%, US -1.08%. Asia stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 2.96% 950 BTC 71%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.45% 207 BTC 15%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.08% -181 BTC 14%
Buy vs sell volume for March 22, 2022

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 1 day(s) into a new bull regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal asia-dominated regime-start

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