BTC Flow Analysis — April 16, 2022 CHOP
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 423,446 trades
Summary
Bitcoin gave back 0.43% on Saturday, April 16, 2022, closing at $40,379 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 521 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
21 bars of outsized trades (peak 7.7σ) appeared between 00:54–19:46 UTC, with whale flow netting 147 BTC of buying.
Day 13 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
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
US traders set the tone. 62% of directional flow — 342 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
No single session dominated price action: Asia -0.39%, Europe +0.11%, US -0.15%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.39% | -195 BTC | 35% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.11% | 17 BTC | 3% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.15% | -342 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
Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A -0.43% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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