Trading hours

[Teresa_FX1]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

[RokokGudangGaram]

I haven't really noticed that, maybe a lot of traders that is active in crypto gambling are awake at that time? I am curious as well if at these times is much better to trade rather than some other time. Can I ask which market have you observed that?

[Teresa_FX1]

I trade crypto but I observed many times (besides major news) that trading after US markets are open is more active, BTC price even reacting on pre-market conditions right before it opens. Usually I'm watching SP500 index. So, possibly it's not really retail traders but institutions like hedge-funds affect the price during that time.

I haven't really noticed that, maybe a lot of traders that is active in crypto gambling are awake at that time? I am curious as well if at these times is much better to trade rather than some other time. Can I ask which market have you observed that?

[batang_bitcoin]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Keep on observing those time differences because you can use it as an advantage and be part of your strategy when you trade. I don't have that observation for the differences of time but with the correlation of the bitcoin market to stocks, there were several times that it's been said that they have somehow relation. But you need to remember that during trading hours of crypto, there's no exact detail that will prove that it's interconnected to any market and even it is trading hours.

[New.in.trading]

I would say this is because, on US open, there comes a lot of volume into the markets, as hedgefunds and other big players place their positions. Not only in BTC USD but also across the USD in general. A Trade on BTC USD is actually 2 trades. If you buy BTC, you are selling USD at the same time. So a weak USD can push the BTC without BTC doing anything. And a weak USD can come from a lot of things... So I believe one should not think that there is a Crypto market and then there is a separate  Forex market. Its 2 Markets with touching points. Obviously, the USD is the weaker part in the BTCUSD pair, but if it is very weak, this still affects BTC

[Silberman]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

This is very common on all markets, for example the price of oil and gas has a tendency to go up at the end of the year, why? Because people need more of it because the winter is coming and they need to fill their inventory, this increases demand and as such the price goes up.

Why the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seems more volatile when the US market opens even if this market is open 24 hours per day? Because a great deal of those that are trading bitcoin are doing it from the US, and when they are sleeping then there is less action on the markets but once they wake up they begin to trade and move the price more abruptly and there is more action in general.

[palle11]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

You have picked the US open time as the favorite for you but it depends on your trading pattern. Some traders like a volatile market while for some it is a more gradual time depending on the skills you have to handle it.

[jrrsparkles]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

If you find the difference in the trading volume in the time frame then it actually will help you with making money feom it but in my opinion there is no such thing exist actually become people from all over the world are trading cryptos and we have different time zones so it not really possible to find activity change.

[Fatunad]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Its just your own presumption that volatility does react when US stock market opens yet majority knows that theres no significant connection or correlation
between traditional investments on here with crypto space thats why its just a coincidence but hey, you wouldnt know if those are indeed affecting volatility
but actually theres no precise time for someone to trade off on where he can benefit out of those price movements.Anytime can be the best time
but there are indeed time where price isnt really that moving much.

[bittraffic]

Although we can trade at any time of the day, people just stop trading when its time to sleep. Same with forex, there is a session for time zones like NY session or Tokyo session. Half the world sleeps and half the world awakes to start trading again.  Volatility I think can't be determined which session but probably with the news coming. Today its the election that makes the prices go up to $15K.

[Eureka_07]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Maybe one of the reason is that most traders do have much time on weekends than weekdays, obviously because most people are off from their works, giving them some oppprtunity and time to trade more, which causes higher volatility to a specific market.
The same reason why most gamblers are playing on casino on weekends.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

I would say there is no correlation. Bitcoin volatility is at times just random. I have been trying to follow how the markets behave for sometime now using price tickers or widgets while I am doing other things on my computer but every passing week or month, the pattern changes. When the market is trending either on the bullish or bearish side, the volatility can go on throughout the day with no particular hour.

When the market is moving sideways this is when it's a little easier to see the pattern of small volatile price movements but this also changes each passing weeks. Some weeks Volatility is very apparent at  0:00 AM (0:00) UTC, other days at  around 11:00 AM (11:00) UTC while sometimes at 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC. In general, it all looks random and hard to follow as the market keeps changing from trending to sideways.

[stomachgrowls]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Its just your own presumption that volatility does react when US stock market opens yet majority knows that theres no significant connection or correlation
between traditional investments on here with crypto space thats why its just a coincidence but hey, you wouldnt know if those are indeed affecting volatility
but actually theres no precise time for someone to trade off on where he can benefit out of those price movements.Anytime can be the best time
but there are indeed time where price isnt really that moving much.

You are definitely right into those words that you had spit into your mouth when it comes to time.The market is open 24/7 unlike in forex and stocks which they do have that closed market on weekends.

Exact or specific time for you to trade? It wont really be that much of an issue or concern because movements cant really be predicted on whats time is that is volatile and what's the time it isn't.

If you can see some pattern then try to observe it and if you do believe that it does then you're free to make use of that since we have different strategies in our trading activity.

Just make it sure that it would work and do stick with it but i highly doubt that everything would really be in random because anytime can be the best time for you to make up some trades.

[Baofeng]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

During weekends, trading somehow slow down. And even though that market is open 24x7, we still have the "follow the sun" rule. You can also read this speculation thread:

[1] Monday Is the Best Day to Buy Bitcoin?
[2] Monday is a good time to buy BTC? Is that proved one more time?

[StephenJH]

I prefer to wait for the London opening because the US traders usually continue the direction from the last season. Maybe it is my personal bias after many years but the Japanese and US traders don't go against the hourly trends, generally. US open hours are messy and the traders from the US usually continue to do what the London session traders did on their session. For example, if the XRP/USD pair goes up on the London session and the US traders will continue the trend because none of both parties will go against the main trend. It is just common sense for combining the daily trend in all market sessions.

[XZERO1]

Sometimes it can be random but some other times it can be related to many other factors like when US market opens and when people in US or Asia wake up, but if you are thinking the volatility is correlated to only one factor then that's not the case.

I trade crypto but I observed many times (besides major news) that trading after US markets are open is more active, BTC price even reacting on pre-market conditions right before it opens. Usually I'm watching SP500 index. So, possibly it's not really retail traders but institutions like hedge-funds affect the price during that time.

That's because after the COVID pandemic crypto is only following SPX chart and if you look at their charts closely you can see they look almost identical to each other and if one of them moves significantly up or down the other one will follow just with a little bit of delay.

[2double0]

Because when people of a certain market area wake up, they don't start trading stocks alone but their eyes are on crypto too as crypto is also a big market now. I have seen high volatility during US open and London open, and there comes a small yet considerable bullish candle which can be traded with leverage and it can gain some percentage to your portfolio.

[Yaunfitda]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Yes, you are correct, I also observed this kind of movement, you can also add that if US stock market closes and the Asian crypto market opens, there's also a lot of volatility. I've noticed as well that when the Asian crypto market opens, there will be a huge surge in price because obviously, Asian whales and traders are very active and you can take advantage of that time frame and situation to at least squeeze some profits if you're a day trader.

[crzy]

Even though crypto-market is open 24/7 I've noticed that trading at certain hours (depending on time zone) is more active with more volatility. Sometimes it's right after US stock market opens, sometimes it's on weekends.
What do you think the reasons?

Cryptomarket is different to Forex so I don’t think its correlated but maybe in some places, many traders are active in cryptomarket and since we have a different time zone, we feel like the volatility is more active when the sun rise to US and European countries but for me its the same. Tradings hours are 24/7 and many things can happen, and volatility is always high in this market.

[Smartvirus]

Trading is very much of a 24/7 market setting and the volatility within these time frames are different at certain hours of the day but then, what really makes some hours more special and good for trading are, the booming economy working hours. With Cryptos being a commodity on both the forex and exchange platforms, there is no question or doubt of volatility at certain hours. When the high economy and nations with higher awareness and involvements are asleep, your banned to have lower volatility and vise versa.