BTC Flow Analysis — October 14, 2022 BEAR
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,688,310 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $19,177 on October 14, 2022 after drifted lower (1.03%). Aggressor-side flow netted -38 BTC, favoring sellers.
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. 14 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.0σ), spread across 02:37–23:52 UTC. The 855 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+1,075 BTC), then sellers took over (-1,113 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.
Day 5 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.83). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.
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 US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +1.38%, Europe +0.11%, US -2.49%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 1.38% | 900 BTC | 32% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 0.11% | 485 BTC | 17% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -2.49% | -1423 BTC | 51% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Unusually heavy volume at 351,634 BTC — +2.4σ above the bear-regime baseline. The market was paying attention.
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