Share this article
BTC
$84,723.88
-
0.54%ETH
$1,594.13
-
0.42%USDT
$0.9998
-
0.00%XRP
$2.0660
-
1.04%BNB
$593.03
-
0.01%SOL
$139.33
+
0.46%USDC
$0.9998
-
0.01%DOGE
$0.1567
-
1.39%TRX
$0.2416
-
0.05%ADA
$0.6236
-
1.04%LEO
$9.3193
-
0.35%LINK
$12.92
+
0.49%AVAX
$19.63
+
0.86%XLM
$0.2442
-
0.86%TON
$2.9809
-
0.47%SHIB
$0.0₄1235
+
1.15%HBAR
$0.1644
-
1.25%SUI
$2.1324
-
0.93%BCH
$335.15
-
1.07%HYPE
$17.79
-
2.24%Sign Up
- Back to menuPrices
- Back to menuResearch
- Back to menuConsensus
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menuWebinars & Events
Tuesdays Have Been Bitcoin's Most Volatile Day in 2025
Market participants anticipate heightened activity, influenced by global economic trends.
What to know:
- Bitcoin has experienced its highest realized volatility on Tuesdays throughout 2025.
- March has also been the most volatile month since the start of 2024.
In case you haven't looked, it's Tuesday. For bitcoin traders, that could mean some big price swings.
According to Amberdata, Tuesdays have been the most volatile day of the week thus far in 2025, particularly over the past month, where realized volatility has averaged 82.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Realized volatility measures the standard deviation of returns from the market’s mean return, reflecting past price fluctuations. In contrast, implied volatility represents the market’s expectations of future price swings.
Amberdata also looked at monthly volatility and since the start of 2024, March has had the highest at 67.
Amid bitcoin’s recent 30% drawdown from its all-time high, its one-month annualized daily realized volatility nearly hit 70 versus an average of about 50. The only two other instances of similar volatility spikes occurred in March 2024, following another run to a record high (then $73,000), and in August 2024, during the yen carry trade unwind, according to Glassnode data.
Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy.
James Van Straten
James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin's role within the broader financial system.
In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).
AI Boost
“AI Boost” indicates a generative text tool, typically an AI chatbot, contributed to the article. In each and every case, the article was edited, fact-checked and published by a human. Read more about CoinDesk's AI Policy.
