BTC Flow Analysis — August 26, 2022 BEAR
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 7,587,244 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $20,241 on August 26, 2022 after crashed 6.1%. Aggressor-side flow netted -2,250 BTC, favoring sellers.
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 selling throughout the day. 36 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.2σ), spread across 01:39–23:52 UTC. The 1,043 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
Net selling for 3 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.
The 8.3% intraday range ($20,108 – $21,887) tells the story of a market in flux. Both sides had their moments.
Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.98). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.
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 US session drove 78% of the day's directional flow, with 2,400 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.
The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.49%, Europe +1.40%, US -6.96%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.49% | -268 BTC | 9% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 1.40% | 419 BTC | 14% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -6.96% | -2400 BTC | 78% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The market was 1 day(s) into a new bear regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.
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