BTC Flow Analysis — October 20, 2022 BEAR
Thursday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 5,391,090 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $19,042 on October 20, 2022 after drifted lower (0.43%). Aggressor-side flow netted -2,206 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. 16 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.8σ), spread across 00:45–23:04 UTC. The 842 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.
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 86% of the day's directional flow, with 2,025 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.
The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.12%, Europe +0.15%, US -0.68%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.12% | -259 BTC | 11% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.15% | 78 BTC | 3% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.68% | -2025 BTC | 86% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Among the final days of this bear period. Within 3 day(s), the market would flip to chop.
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