BTC Flow Analysis — July 17, 2021 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 883,442 trades
Summary
Bitcoin edged higher (+0.43%) on Saturday, July 17, 2021, closing at $31,520 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 714 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
The big players were active all day. 29 bars of outsized trades (7.5σ peak) from 00:17–23:42 UTC, adding 244 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to sellers (-738 BTC), but buyers erased that and then some (+24 BTC) in the back half.
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
Asia traders set the tone. 64% of directional flow — 458 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
All three sessions posted small moves: Asia +0.41%, Europe +0.33%, US -0.31% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.41% | -458 BTC | 64% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.33% | -43 BTC | 6% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.31% | -213 BTC | 30% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The selling streak extended to 6 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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