Open
$70,148
Close
$69,167
Return
-1.40%
Net Flow
-1,424 BTC
Volume
27,673 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.90

Summary

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.40%) to $69,167. Net flow: -1,424 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for May 22, 2024

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. 23 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.9σ), spread across 00:46–21:00 UTC. The 150 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 22, 2024

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 Asia and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 65% of the net flow (927 BTC selling).

Across sessions: Asia -0.62%, Europe -0.18%, US -0.60% — with Asia doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.62% -927 BTC 65%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.18% -217 BTC 15%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.60% -279 BTC 20%
Buy vs sell volume for May 22, 2024

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

Regime Context

The market was 3 day(s) into a new bull regime, having transitioned from chop. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: bull whale-activity asia-dominated regime-start

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