Open
$22,685
Close
$22,451
Return
-1.03%
Net Flow
+1,002 BTC
Volume
122,138 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

July 23, 2022: Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.03%). The 1,002 BTC of net buying flow at $22,451 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for July 23, 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. 35 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.5σ), spread across 01:46–23:06 UTC. The 542 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 65% of the day's net flow (654 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Cumulative flow vs return for July 23, 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

A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 119 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 1,121 BTC in the afternoon.

Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.38%, Europe -1.89%, US +0.50%. Europe stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.38% 127 BTC 13%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.89% 221 BTC 22%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.50% 654 BTC 65%
Buy vs sell volume for July 23, 2022

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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.03% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated

Related Days

Days with similar flow patterns and market conditions.

Apr 14, 2021BULL
-0.97%
whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated regime-end
Jul 30, 2021BULL
+5.47%
whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated high-volatility
Aug 01, 2021BULL
-3.90%
whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated
Aug 06, 2021BULL
+4.83%
whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated high-volatility
Aug 14, 2021BULL
-1.53%
whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated

Explore this day's minute-level flow data interactively on the dashboard.

Open Dashboard