BTC Flow Analysis — May 21, 2022 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 643,486 trades
Summary
Bitcoin ticked up +0.84% on Saturday, May 21, 2022, closing at $29,445 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 131 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
Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 36 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.9σ), spread across 01:21–21:26 UTC. The 51 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to sellers (-3 BTC), but buyers erased that and then some (+134 BTC) in the back half.
Net buying for 3 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.
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 +0.76%, Europe -0.39%, US +0.46%. Asia led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.76% | -91 BTC | 29% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.39% | 44 BTC | 14% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.46% | 177 BTC | 57% |
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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A +0.84% return against a regime average of -0.27%.
Related Days
Days with similar flow patterns and market conditions.
Explore this day's minute-level flow data interactively on the dashboard.
Open Dashboard