BTC Flow Analysis — January 18, 2022 BEAR
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 905,061 trades
Summary
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Bitcoin ticked up +0.36% to $42,352. Net flow: -268 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
Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 23 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.7σ), spread across 00:51–23:35 UTC. The 158 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
This was day 3 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.
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. Sellers led early (-596 BTC), buyers dominated late (+328 BTC).
Across sessions: Asia -0.33%, Europe -0.98%, US +1.68% — with US doing the heavy lifting.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.33% | -461 BTC | 47% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.98% | -168 BTC | 17% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 1.68% | 361 BTC | 36% |
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 bear regime. The +0.36% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.
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