Bitcoin’s Most Volatile Trading Day? Data Points to Tuesdays in 2025

Traders are bracing for increased market activity as global economic trends fuel uncertainty.

Historically, Tuesdays have been bitcoin’s most volatile day of the week in 2025, according to Amberdata. Over the past month, realized volatility on Tuesdays has averaged 82, marking them as the most turbulent trading days.

Realized volatility measures past price fluctuations based on standard deviation, while implied volatility gauges market expectations for future swings.

Amberdata’s research also highlights that March has been the most volatile month since early 2024, with an average realized volatility of 67.

Bitcoin’s recent 30% drop from its all-time high has sent its one-month annualized daily realized volatility soaring to nearly 70, well above its historical average of 50. Similar volatility spikes occurred in March 2024—following bitcoin’s previous record high of $73,000—and in August 2024, amid the yen carry trade unwind, according to Glassnode data.

With macroeconomic uncertainty persisting, traders remain on high alert as bitcoin’s price action continues to mirror global financial shifts.