Open
$22,622
Close
$23,312
Return
+3.05%
Net Flow
+1,229 BTC
Volume
175,252 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.01

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $23,312 on August 05, 2022 after climbed 3.1%. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,229 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for August 05, 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

21 bars of outsized trades (peak 6.4σ) appeared between 01:43–21:14 UTC, with whale flow netting 297 BTC of selling.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+1,856 BTC), then sellers took over (-627 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

A clean, flow-driven day. The 0.85 correlation between cumulative flow and price means buying pressure was the dominant force — no hidden passive flow muddying the signal.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 05, 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

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +2.49%, Europe -0.56%, US +1.12%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 2.49% 1396 BTC 60%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.56% -553 BTC 24%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.12% 386 BTC 17%
Buy vs sell volume for August 05, 2022

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

The bull regime was running out of road — 0 day(s) before the market shifted to chop. The transition was already underway in hindsight.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal regime-end

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