BTC Flow Analysis — May 17, 2025 BULL
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 2,568,597 trades
Summary
May 17, 2025: Bitcoin drifted lower (-0.33%). The 581 BTC of net selling flow at $103,127 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
Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 37 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 10.9σ), spread across 00:23–21:28 UTC. The 31 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.
Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 66% of the day's net flow (558 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.
Day 4 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.
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
Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.01%, Europe -0.71%, US +0.40%. Europe stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.01% | 130 BTC | 15% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.71% | -152 BTC | 18% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 0.40% | -558 BTC | 66% |
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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A -0.33% return against a regime average of +0.34%.
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