BTC Flow Analysis — October 28, 2022 CHOP
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,638,096 trades
Summary
Bitcoin ticked up +1.46% on Friday, October 28, 2022, closing at $20,592 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 883 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
Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 16 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.7σ), spread across 00:20–22:32 UTC. The 441 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to sellers (-1,246 BTC), but buyers erased that and then some (+362 BTC) in the back half.
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
Session returns: Asia -1.06%, Europe +1.95%, US +0.59%. Europe led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -1.06% | -1402 BTC | 45% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 1.95% | 1108 BTC | 36% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.59% | -589 BTC | 19% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Trading activity surged to +2.6σ above the regime norm (287,040 BTC). When volume spikes like this, the flow data carries more weight.
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