BTC Flow Analysis — April 20, 2022 CHOP
Wednesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,063,843 trades
Summary
Bitcoin gave back 0.33% on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, closing at $41,358 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 863 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
Large-player activity detected: 22 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.9σ) between 00:18–20:55 UTC. Whale flow netted 124 BTC of buying.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+24 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-886 BTC) in the back half.
Day 17 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
Session returns: Asia -0.37%, Europe +0.61%, US -0.56%. Europe led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.37% | -558 BTC | 49% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.61% | 141 BTC | 12% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.56% | -446 BTC | 39% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Among the final days of this chop period. Within 2 day(s), the market would flip to bear.
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