Open
$19,312
Close
$19,057
Return
-1.32%
Net Flow
-868 BTC
Volume
206,812 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

Bitcoin gave back 1.32% on Sunday, October 02, 2022, closing at $19,057 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 868 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for October 02, 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

Someone was moving size. 7 bars between 01:52–22:42 UTC registered trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 4.7σ), pushing 114 BTC net selling.

This was day 4 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.90). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 02, 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

Europe traders set the tone. 91% of directional flow — 787 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia -0.14%, Europe -0.63%, US -0.55%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.14% -10 BTC 1%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.63% -787 BTC 91%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.55% -71 BTC 8%
Buy vs sell volume for October 02, 2022

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a chop regime. The -1.32% return tracked the regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity europe-dominated flow-streak

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