Open
$21,140
Close
$21,516
Return
+1.78%
Net Flow
+1,278 BTC
Volume
159,201 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $21,516 on August 21, 2022 after ground out a 1.78% gain. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,278 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for August 21, 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. 24 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.3σ), spread across 00:21–22:05 UTC. The 266 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.90 correlation between cumulative flow and price means buying pressure was the dominant force — no hidden passive flow muddying the signal.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 21, 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

The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.53%, Europe +0.69%, US +0.55%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.53% 618 BTC 48%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.69% 323 BTC 25%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.55% 336 BTC 26%
Buy vs sell volume for August 21, 2022

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bull regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 0 day(s) away.

Patterns: bull whale-activity regime-end

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