Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 3,762,227 trades
July 23, 2022: Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.03%). The 1,002 BTC of net buying flow at $22,451 told a clear story — buyers 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).
Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 35 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.5σ), spread across 01:46–23:06 UTC. The 542 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.
Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 65% of the day's net flow (654 BTC buying). The rest of the day was a footnote.
Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.
A tale of two halves — sellers pushed 119 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 1,121 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.38%, Europe -1.89%, US +0.50%. Europe stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.38% | 127 BTC | 13% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -1.89% | 221 BTC | 22% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.50% | 654 BTC | 65% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Market conditions were bull — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.03% return against a regime average of +0.34%.
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