BTC Flow Analysis — August 26, 2023 BEAR
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 329,412 trades
Summary
August 26, 2023: Bitcoin traded flat. The 658 BTC of net selling flow at $26,017 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: 37 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.6σ) between 00:25–23:53 UTC. Whale flow netted 83 BTC of buying.
Net selling for 6 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.
The 0.54% intraday range was minimal. Neither side could generate momentum, creating a coiled market.
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
Most of the action happened during Europe hours, which accounted for 63% of the day's net flow (415 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.
All three sessions posted small moves: Asia -0.04%, Europe -0.03%, US -0.10% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.04% | -20 BTC | 3% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.03% | -415 BTC | 63% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.10% | -224 BTC | 34% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Nothing unusual for a bear-regime day. The -0.16% return was consistent with the period's average of -0.27%.
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