BTC Flow Analysis — February 21, 2026 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,593,539 trades
Summary
Bitcoin traded flat on Saturday, February 21, 2026, closing at $67,976 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 26 BTC of net pressure.
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
Large-player activity detected: 16 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.2σ) between 00:44–22:58 UTC. Whale flow netted 4 BTC of buying.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+146 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-172 BTC) in the back half.
Day 3 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
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
Session returns: Asia -0.24%, Europe +0.60%, US -0.42%. Europe led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.24% | 59 BTC | 26% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.60% | 43 BTC | 19% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.42% | -128 BTC | 56% |
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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A -0.06% return against a regime average of -0.27%.
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