Open
$31,734
Close
$31,801
Return
+0.21%
Net Flow
-2,339 BTC
Volume
62,433 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.93

Summary

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Bitcoin traded flat to $31,801. Net flow: -2,339 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for May 31, 2022

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. 16 bars of outsized trades (10.2σ peak) from 01:16–19:59 UTC, adding 1,224 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

This was day 3 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Cumulative flow vs return for May 31, 2022

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

Strip out Asia and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 86% of the net flow (2,346 BTC selling).

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Sellers led early (-2,341 BTC), buyers dominated late (+2 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -0.51%, Europe -0.57%, US +1.30% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.51% -2346 BTC 86%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.57% -188 BTC 7%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.30% 195 BTC 7%
Buy vs sell volume for May 31, 2022

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 +0.21% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal asia-dominated flow-streak

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