BTC Flow Analysis — October 22, 2021 BULL
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,555,280 trades
Summary
On Friday, October 22, 2021, Bitcoin fell 2.4% to $60,688. Net flow: -1,238 BTC — sellers had the edge.
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
10 bars of outsized trades (peak 15.6σ) appeared between 00:13–20:03 UTC, with whale flow netting 1,134 BTC of buying.
A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.94 correlation between cumulative flow and price means selling pressure was the dominant force — no hidden passive flow muddying the signal.
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
Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+464 BTC), sellers dominated late (-1,702 BTC).
Across sessions: Asia +1.89%, Europe -1.51%, US -2.77% — with US doing the heavy lifting.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 1.89% | 812 BTC | 28% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -1.51% | -618 BTC | 22% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -2.77% | -1432 BTC | 50% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Nothing unusual for a bull-regime day. The -2.42% return was consistent with the period's average of +0.34%.
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