BTC Flow Analysis — December 19, 2022 CHOP
Monday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 4,681,887 trades
Summary
Bitcoin slipped 1.79% on Monday, December 19, 2022, closing at $16,439 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 3,874 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. 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.5σ), spread across 04:22–22:33 UTC. The 1,272 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
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 -0.10%, Europe -0.07%, US -1.62%. US led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.10% | -1470 BTC | 38% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.07% | -977 BTC | 25% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -1.62% | -1427 BTC | 37% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Net selling hit 3,874 BTC, landing -2.5σ outside the chop-regime norm. Days with this level of one-sided flow have historically marked inflection points within the regime.
The selling streak extended to 6 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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