BTC Flow Analysis — October 26, 2022 CHOP
Wednesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 8,512,349 trades
Summary
October 26, 2022: Bitcoin climbed +3.4%. The 1,333 BTC of net buying flow at $20,772 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.
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 buying throughout the day. 19 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.1σ), spread across 01:27–22:51 UTC. The 432 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.
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
Most of the action happened during Asia hours, which accounted for 87% of the day's net flow (1,575 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.
A tale of two halves — buyers pushed 2,013 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 680 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia +1.32%, Europe +1.03%, US +1.07%. Asia stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 1.32% | 1575 BTC | 87% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 1.03% | -11 BTC | 1% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 1.07% | -231 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
Day 3 of a fresh chop regime. The market had just flipped from bear, and the new character was still establishing itself.
Unusually heavy volume at 380,493 BTC — +3.7σ above the chop-regime baseline. The market was paying attention.
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