BTC Flow Analysis — April 18, 2022 CHOP
Monday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,157,741 trades
Summary
April 18, 2022: Bitcoin pushed +2.8% higher. The 49 BTC of net selling flow at $40,801 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.
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: 15 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.5σ) between 01:39–17:22 UTC. Whale flow netted 167 BTC of buying.
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
A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 1,121 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 1,071 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia -1.91%, Europe +1.04%, US +3.75%. US stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -1.91% | -1043 BTC | 51% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 1.04% | -7 BTC | 0% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 3.75% | 1001 BTC | 49% |
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 15 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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