BTC Flow Analysis — August 27, 2022 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 5,263,328 trades
Summary
Bitcoin slipped 1.00% on Saturday, August 27, 2022, closing at $20,038 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 736 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
The big players were active all day. 19 bars of outsized trades (5.7σ peak) from 00:33–23:46 UTC, adding 598 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to sellers (-865 BTC), but buyers erased that and then some (+128 BTC) in the back half.
This was day 4 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.
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
Asia traders set the tone. 83% of directional flow — 642 BTC of selling — came from that single session.
Session returns: Asia +0.16%, Europe -0.48%, US -0.67%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.16% | -642 BTC | 83% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.48% | -115 BTC | 15% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.67% | 21 BTC | 3% |
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 bear regime (day 2), with the chop regime barely in the rearview mirror.
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