Open
$16,280
Close
$15,781
Return
-3.06%
Net Flow
-4,106 BTC
Volume
324,097 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

On Monday, November 21, 2022, Bitcoin lost 3.1% to $15,781. Net flow: -4,106 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for November 21, 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

The big players were active all day. 28 bars of outsized trades (7.4σ peak) from 01:58–23:04 UTC, adding 2,353 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Day 10 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.93). 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 November 21, 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

Strip out US and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 68% of the net flow (2,785 BTC selling).

Across sessions: Asia -1.47%, Europe +0.84%, US -2.44% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.47% -1274 BTC 31%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.84% -47 BTC 1%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.44% -2785 BTC 68%
Buy vs sell volume for November 21, 2022

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

Regime Context

A -1.6σ day — selling pressure exceeded the typical bear-regime flow (-1,189 BTC) by a notable margin.

Trading activity surged to +2.1σ above the regime norm (324,097 BTC). When volume spikes like this, the flow data carries more weight.

Patterns: bear whale-activity us-dominated volume-spike flow-streak

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