BTC Flow Analysis — October 21, 2022 BEAR
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 5,679,281 trades
Summary
Bitcoin edged higher (+0.64%) on Friday, October 21, 2022, closing at $19,164 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 2,133 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
11 bars of outsized trades (peak 7.7σ) appeared between 00:11–19:02 UTC, with whale flow netting 94 BTC of buying.
This was day 4 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.
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
Europe traders set the tone. 84% of directional flow — 1,786 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
Session returns: Asia -0.07%, Europe +0.19%, US +0.52%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.07% | -64 BTC | 3% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.19% | -1786 BTC | 84% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.52% | -283 BTC | 13% |
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 2 day(s), the market would flip to chop.
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