BTC Flow Analysis — January 04, 2023 CHOP
Wednesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,310,703 trades
Summary
January 04, 2023: Bitcoin ticked up +1.05%. The 868 BTC of net selling flow at $16,850 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: 27 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.7σ) between 01:12–22:19 UTC. Whale flow netted 270 BTC of buying.
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 — buyers pushed 367 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 1,235 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia +1.16%, Europe -0.24%, US +0.13%. Asia stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 1.16% | 654 BTC | 30% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.24% | -467 BTC | 21% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.13% | -1055 BTC | 48% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The selling streak extended to 3 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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