Open
$20,227
Close
$19,702
Return
-2.60%
Net Flow
-1,764 BTC
Volume
333,070 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Bitcoin lost 2.6% to $19,702. Net flow: -1,764 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for September 15, 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

18 bars of outsized trades (peak 7.8σ) appeared between 01:06–23:30 UTC, with whale flow netting 259 BTC of buying.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.89). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for September 15, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+745 BTC), sellers dominated late (-2,509 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -0.11%, Europe -0.42%, US -2.08% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.11% 1211 BTC 29%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.42% -1411 BTC 34%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.08% -1565 BTC 37%
Buy vs sell volume for September 15, 2022

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

Regime Context

Trading activity surged to +2.2σ above the regime norm (333,070 BTC). When volume spikes like this, the flow data carries more weight.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal volume-spike

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