According to the last three months of data, certain hours and days stand out for those who want to turn the rise in Bitcoin price into an opportunity. The analysis shows that the path from the price, which fell below $ 63,000 at the beginning of February, to above $ 80,000, was not evenly distributed across all hours of the day. Price movements were reported to be more pronounced in some time periods.
Performance by session
Data provider Velo divides the trading day into three eight-hour sessions. These are the Asia-Pacific (APAC) session between 00:00-08:00 UTC, the European session between 08:00-16:00 UTC, and the US session between 16:00-00:00 UTC. Most of the approximately 31 percent price increase since February occurred during Asia-Pacific and US hours. While a return of 13 percent was achieved in the APAC session and 11.5 percent in the USA, the European market was far behind with 6.5 percent.
Another interesting point is that the US sessions suddenly started to lead the upward trend at the beginning of April, although they were not leading for a long time. While the US session was generally flat or weak in February and March, this trend changed with April.
Looking at the overall picture, APAC and US watches stand out in terms of both liquidity and price mobility. This data can guide market participants, especially regarding timing and risk management for trading.
Best hours and days
Regarding the question of which hours it is more advantageous to trade, the best recorded performance was observed between 00:00 and 01:00 UTC at night. In the last three months, an average return of 0.10 percent was achieved in this hour period. According to experts, this time period stands out in terms of new liquidity inflow to the market as it coincides with the end of the US market and the beginning of the APAC region.
According to the data, “the hour when the highest return of the day is achieved coincides with midnight, when two major markets intersect.”
The second hour with the highest return was determined as 15:00 UTC in the middle of the European session. On the other hand, the weakest performance was recorded at 06:00 UTC in the morning.
When we look at the days of the week, Monday stands out. It ranked first on Monday with an average return of 1.5 percent in the last three months. Wednesday is second with approximately 0.65 percent, and Friday is slightly positive with 0.3 percent. Thursdays were the weakest day of the week with minus 0.55 percent. While the general average increased by 0.4 percent during the week, the weekends passed with an average loss of 0.25 percent.
Tips offered by data to investors
According to this table, the first day of the week and especially APAC and US hours stand out as ideal time windows for those who want to catch the rise in the market. However, experts emphasize that there is no guarantee that past trends will always continue and that investors should consider such data only as a guide.
