BTC Flow Analysis — August 12, 2023 CHOP
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 310,852 trades
Summary
August 12, 2023: Bitcoin finished near unchanged (+0.01%). The 607 BTC of net selling flow at $29,430 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
The big players were active all day. 24 bars of outsized trades (7.0σ peak) from 00:34–23:17 UTC, adding 254 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.
Day 4 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
Price was pinned — only 0.34% separated the day's high and low. Periods of compression often precede expansion.
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
No single session dominated price action: Asia -0.02%, Europe -0.04%, US +0.07%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.02% | -346 BTC | 57% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.04% | -102 BTC | 17% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.07% | -160 BTC | 26% |
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 +0.01% return against a regime average of +0.10%.
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