Open
$109,644
Close
$111,696
Return
+1.87%
Net Flow
+1,538 BTC
Volume
31,631 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.10

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $111,696 on May 22, 2025 after ground out a 1.87% gain. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,538 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for May 22, 2025

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. 30 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.9σ), spread across 00:11–23:36 UTC. The 288 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Day 3 of unbroken net buying. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 22, 2025

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 drove 83% of the day's directional flow, with 1,296 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +1.28%, Europe -0.12%, US +0.70%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.28% 1296 BTC 83%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.12% 257 BTC 16%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.70% -15 BTC 1%
Buy vs sell volume for May 22, 2025

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a bull regime. The +1.87% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity asia-dominated flow-streak

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