BTC Flow Analysis — December 17, 2022 CHOP
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 3,905,843 trades
Summary
December 17, 2022: Bitcoin ticked up +0.87%. The 246 BTC of net selling flow at $16,777 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
Large-player activity detected: 7 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.0σ) between 03:28–21:35 UTC. Whale flow netted 20 BTC of buying.
Day 4 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
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 1,085 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 838 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.69%, Europe -0.46%, US +0.65%. Asia stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.69% | -660 BTC | 38% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.46% | -339 BTC | 19% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.65% | 752 BTC | 43% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A +0.87% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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