BTC Flow Analysis — December 23, 2022 CHOP
Friday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 4,561,020 trades
Summary
On Friday, December 23, 2022, Bitcoin finished near unchanged (-0.26%) to $16,778. Net flow: +456 BTC — buyers had the edge.
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
The big players were active all day. 18 bars of outsized trades (5.7σ peak) from 02:56–23:41 UTC, adding 523 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.
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
Strip out Asia and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 86% of the net flow (393 BTC buying).
Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+458 BTC), sellers dominated late (-2 BTC).
Session returns were muted across the board: Asia +0.16%, Europe -0.04%, US -0.38%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 0.16% | 393 BTC | 86% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.04% | 42 BTC | 9% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.38% | 21 BTC | 5% |
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 -0.26% return tracked the regime average of +0.10%.
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