BTC Flow Analysis — August 22, 2022 CHOP
Monday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,443,370 trades
Summary
August 22, 2022: Bitcoin slipped 0.54%. The 371 BTC of net selling flow at $21,400 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
Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 25 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.5σ), spread across 02:04–23:57 UTC. The 335 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
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 1,297 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 926 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia -1.95%, Europe +0.98%, US +0.45%. Asia stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -1.95% | -908 BTC | 45% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.98% | -296 BTC | 15% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.45% | 833 BTC | 41% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
This was near the start of a chop regime (day 1), with the bull regime barely in the rearview mirror.
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