Tuesdays Have Seen the Wildest Bitcoin Price Swings This Year

Bitcoin Traders Brace for Volatility as Tuesdays Prove Most Unstable in 2025

Market participants are preparing for increased activity as global economic trends continue to shape trading dynamics.

If past patterns hold, bitcoin traders should be on alert—Tuesdays have been the most volatile trading day of 2025 so far.

According to data from Amberdata, Tuesdays have consistently shown the highest price fluctuations, with realized volatility averaging 82 over the past month.

Realized volatility tracks historical price swings by measuring the standard deviation of returns, whereas implied volatility reflects traders’ expectations of future market turbulence.

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

Following bitcoin’s recent 30% decline from its all-time high, its one-month annualized daily realized volatility nearly hit 70, significantly above the long-term average of 50. Comparable volatility spikes were last seen in March 2024—after bitcoin’s previous record high of $73,000—and again in August 2024, during the unwinding of the yen carry trade, according to data from Glassnode.

With ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties, traders remain cautious as bitcoin’s volatile trends continue to unfold.