BTC Flow Analysis — August 30, 2022 BEAR
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,593,178 trades
Summary
Bitcoin lost 2.3% on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, closing at $19,812 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 2,796 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 selling throughout the day. 26 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 12.6σ), spread across 00:18–22:00 UTC. The 5 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.95). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.
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
US traders set the tone. 71% of directional flow — 1,987 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
Session returns: Asia +0.72%, Europe -0.79%, US -2.27%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.72% | -50 BTC | 2% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.79% | -760 BTC | 27% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -2.27% | -1987 BTC | 71% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
This day sat within a bear regime. The -2.34% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.
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