BTC Flow Analysis — April 26, 2022 BEAR
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,381,618 trades
Summary
Bitcoin dropped 5.7% in a sharp selloff on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, closing at $38,113 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 2,776 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: 10 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 12.1σ) between 00:25–22:28 UTC. Whale flow netted 180 BTC of buying.
Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.95). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.
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
US traders set the tone. 79% of directional flow — 2,185 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
Session returns: Asia +0.39%, Europe -1.88%, US -4.30%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.39% | -502 BTC | 18% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -1.88% | -89 BTC | 3% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -4.30% | -2185 BTC | 79% |
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 -5.72% return against a regime average of -0.27%.
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