BTC Flow Analysis — December 30, 2022 CHOP
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 4,310,415 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $16,607 on December 30, 2022 after finished near unchanged (0.16%). Aggressor-side flow netted -575 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. 28 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.8σ), spread across 00:17–23:02 UTC. The 530 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-733 BTC), then buyers took over (+157 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.82). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.
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 Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.95%, Europe -0.06%, US +0.86%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.95% | -602 BTC | 50% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.06% | -292 BTC | 24% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.86% | 318 BTC | 26% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A -0.16% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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