Cardano (ADA) Returns by Hour, Weekday & Session
When has Cardano tended to rise or fall? Average returns by hour of day (UTC), weekday and trading session, measured on Binance spot ADAUSDT hourly closes from 13 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2026. Seasonality in the past is not a forecast: most of these differences are small next to an hour's normal move.
Over 8,765 hourly returns since 13 Nov 2025, Cardano's strongest UTC hour on average was 21:00 (+0.041%, up 49.3% of the time) and its weakest 17:00 (-0.091%); the best hour's edge is within the noise once you allow for picking the best of 24 hours (t = 1.0). By UTC day, Friday averaged the most (+0.41%) and Thursday the least (-1.33%), over 364 days. Weekends are quieter: the average weekend day ranged 3.97% against 5.29% on weekdays (25% less). Of the trading sessions, the Europe session added the most in total (+9.9% cumulative over 261 weekdays).
Cardano average return by hour of day (UTC)
13 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2026 · 8765 hourly returns| Hour (UTC) | Mean | Median | % up | Avg |move| | t-stat | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | +0.017% | +0.000% | 49.9% | 0.502% | +0.4 | 365 |
| 01:00 | -0.024% | -0.019% | 47.1% | 0.564% | -0.5 | 365 |
| 02:00 | +0.017% | +0.000% | 48.5% | 0.567% | +0.4 | 365 |
| 03:00 | -0.015% | +0.000% | 47.4% | 0.522% | -0.4 | 365 |
| 04:00 | -0.034% | -0.075% | 40.5% | 0.487% | -0.9 | 365 |
| 05:00 | -0.072% | -0.038% | 44.4% | 0.493% | -1.7 | 365 |
| 06:00 | -0.029% | +0.000% | 48.2% | 0.457% | -0.9 | 365 |
| 07:00 | +0.012% | +0.000% | 49.9% | 0.468% | +0.4 | 365 |
| 08:00 | +0.002% | -0.039% | 46.3% | 0.521% | +0.1 | 365 |
| 09:00 | +0.006% | +0.000% | 48.2% | 0.492% | +0.2 | 365 |
| 10:00 | -0.057% | -0.030% | 46.0% | 0.422% | -1.9 | 365 |
| 11:00 | +0.013% | +0.000% | 48.1% | 0.449% | +0.4 | 366 |
| 12:00 | +0.040% | +0.028% | 50.3% | 0.532% | +1.0 | 366 |
| 13:00 | -0.066% | -0.081% | 44.0% | 0.622% | -1.4 | 366 |
| 14:00 | +0.023% | +0.039% | 50.5% | 0.799% | +0.4 | 366 |
| 15:00 | +0.034% | -0.014% | 48.1% | 0.840% | +0.5 | 366 |
| 16:00 | -0.011% | +0.000% | 47.9% | 0.651% | -0.2 | 365 |
| 17:00 | -0.091% | -0.054% | 43.3% | 0.572% | -2.2 | 365 |
| 18:00 | -0.031% | +0.000% | 46.6% | 0.555% | -0.8 | 365 |
| 19:00 | -0.003% | +0.000% | 47.1% | 0.505% | -0.1 | 365 |
| 20:00 | -0.009% | -0.024% | 47.7% | 0.500% | -0.2 | 365 |
| 21:00 | +0.041% | +0.000% | 49.3% | 0.545% | +1.0 | 365 |
| 22:00 | -0.023% | +0.000% | 47.1% | 0.558% | -0.6 | 365 |
| 23:00 | -0.066% | -0.042% | 44.4% | 0.490% | -1.7 | 365 |
Cardano average return by day of the week
UTC-day closes · 364 days| Weekday | Mean | Median | % up | Avg |move| | t-stat | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | +0.240% | +0.369% | 51.9% | 2.752% | +0.5 | 52 |
| Tuesday | -0.246% | -0.578% | 34.6% | 2.911% | -0.5 | 52 |
| Wednesday | -0.439% | -0.792% | 44.2% | 2.876% | -0.8 | 52 |
| Thursday | -1.327% | -1.291% | 34.6% | 3.819% | -2.0 | 52 |
| Friday | +0.412% | -0.196% | 48.1% | 3.563% | +0.6 | 52 |
| Saturday | -0.153% | -0.534% | 38.5% | 1.753% | -0.4 | 52 |
| Sunday | -0.611% | -0.821% | 38.5% | 2.375% | -1.5 | 52 |
Cardano return by trading session
Weekdays · sessions overlap| Session | Hours | Mean | Median | % up | Avg |move| | Cumulative | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00–08:00 UTC | -0.096% | -0.059% | 47.9% | 1.52% | -22.2% | 261 |
| Europe | 07:00–16:00 London | +0.036% | -0.185% | 46.0% | 2.10% | +9.9% | 261 |
| US | 09:00–16:00 New York (NYSE opens 09:30) | -0.156% | -0.133% | 46.7% | 2.00% | -33.4% | 261 |
The sessions overlap (Asia and Europe share an hour or two, Europe and the US two to three), so their returns don't add up to the day's. Cumulative is every session's return compounded over the window.
Cardano trading volume by hour of day (UTC)
Share of the UTC day's quote volume · 364 complete days| Hour (UTC) | Share of day | vs even hour |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 4.22% | 1.01× |
| 01:00 | 3.77% | 0.90× |
| 02:00 | 3.86% | 0.93× |
| 03:00 | 3.44% | 0.83× |
| 04:00 | 3.44% | 0.82× |
| 05:00 | 3.58% | 0.86× |
| 06:00 | 3.51% | 0.84× |
| 07:00 | 3.60% | 0.86× |
| 08:00 | 3.92% | 0.94× |
| 09:00 | 3.74% | 0.90× |
| 10:00 | 3.51% | 0.84× |
| 11:00 | 3.42% | 0.82× |
| 12:00 | 4.26% | 1.02× |
| 13:00 | 5.39% | 1.29× |
| 14:00 | 6.89% | 1.65× |
| 15:00 | 6.84% | 1.64× |
| 16:00 | 5.79% | 1.39× |
| 17:00 | 4.54% | 1.09× |
| 18:00 | 4.20% | 1.01× |
| 19:00 | 3.71% | 0.89× |
| 20:00 | 3.53% | 0.85× |
| 21:00 | 3.34% | 0.80× |
| 22:00 | 3.74% | 0.90× |
| 23:00 | 3.75% | 0.90× |
| Session | Share of day's volume | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 29.0% | 260 | 00:00–08:00 UTC |
| Europe | 41.4% | 260 | 07:00–16:00 London |
| US | 39.0% | 260 | 09:00–16:00 New York (NYSE opens 09:30) |
Average share of each UTC day's Binance spot ADAUSDT quote volume, over days with all 24 hours stored. An even split would be 4.17% an hour; green hours are busier than that, red quieter. Session shares are weekdays only, with the same hours as the session returns; the sessions overlap, so their shares don't add up to 100%.
Download the 24 hourly and 3 session shares for this window as JSON or CSV: full-precision fractions over the same 364 complete days, with the instrument, window and source.
Cardano weekend vs weekday volatility
UTC days| Days | Avg |daily return| | Avg daily range | Avg |hourly return| | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 3.18% | 5.29% | 0.584% | 260 |
| Weekend (Sat–Sun) | 2.06% | 3.97% | 0.452% | 104 |
Range is the highest over the lowest hourly close of a UTC day (days with at least 20 stored hours).
Cardano hour × weekday heatmap
Mean hourly return in basis points (1 bp = 0.01%) · UTC| Day | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | +12.3 | -13.9 | +24.3 | -4.6 | -6.3 | +1.4 | -5.4 | -3.8 | +6.4 | +7.4 | +2.3 | +16.8 | +20.1 | -17.2 | +7.4 | -1.7 | +3.5 | -3.6 | +2.2 | -8.2 | -0.7 | +1.3 | -9.5 | -6.3 |
| Tue | -7.1 | -19.8 | -5.0 | +7.0 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -5.6 | +1.3 | -9.1 | -4.1 | +2.6 | +1.0 | +12.5 | -10.6 | -2.3 | +24.0 | -4.6 | -23.3 | -0.9 | +5.9 | +15.5 | -4.1 | +8.7 | +0.2 |
| Wed | +4.1 | -1.3 | +3.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -2.0 | +1.1 | +12.5 | -2.7 | +8.1 | -10.6 | -13.7 | -7.0 | -15.3 | -11.0 | -2.4 | -11.1 | +6.2 | -4.7 | -4.4 | +10.1 | +25.4 | -24.6 | -2.4 |
| Thu | -14.8 | -16.8 | -3.2 | -23.1 | +12.6 | -17.1 | +6.9 | -1.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -16.2 | -7.3 | -2.7 | +2.1 | +15.0 | -7.2 | -33.9 | -11.2 | +1.2 | +2.8 | -17.5 | +7.8 | -9.1 | -12.6 |
| Fri | +6.0 | +12.8 | -13.8 | +13.3 | +5.4 | -1.3 | +4.2 | -2.5 | +16.9 | -5.3 | -1.4 | -10.0 | +7.0 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +28.9 | -16.3 | -29.8 | +16.6 | -3.2 | +10.4 | +4.5 | -8.3 |
| Sat | +11.7 | +21.5 | +9.4 | -10.1 | -18.5 | -23.1 | -20.5 | -5.0 | -8.2 | -6.9 | +2.0 | +10.4 | +8.6 | +3.5 | +11.2 | +5.1 | +11.9 | -6.6 | +6.9 | +0.9 | +2.4 | -12.2 | -2.6 | -7.0 |
| Sun | -0.2 | +0.3 | -3.3 | +7.1 | -12.1 | -5.4 | -1.2 | +7.4 | -2.3 | +4.2 | -18.9 | +12.4 | -10.2 | -10.0 | -5.9 | +5.4 | -1.5 | -8.6 | +3.4 | -16.0 | -12.8 | +0.1 | +16.3 | -9.3 |
How to read it. Mean and median are average hourly (or daily, or session) returns; % up is the share that closed higher; Avg |move| is the average size of the move either way. The best of 24 hours will look good by luck alone, so an hour needs a |t-stat| of about 3.1 or more (about 2.7 for the best of 7 weekdays) before its average is distinguishable from zero; |t| of 2 is not enough here. Returns are only counted where both closes are stored: 0 missing hours in this window were skipped, not bridged. See also Cardano monthly returns.
Source: Binance spot ADAUSDT hourly candles (public API). Past seasonality is not a forecast. Not financial advice.
Cardano seasonality FAQ
What is the best time of day to buy Cardano?
The tables show which UTC hours and weekdays have had the highest and lowest average return in the data, with the share of hours that closed up and a t-statistic. Most hourly differences are tiny (hundredths of a percent) and within the noise. Because the best of 24 hours is picked after the fact, a single hour needs |t| of about 3.1 or more (a Bonferroni correction for 24 comparisons; about 2.7 for the best of 7 weekdays) before it counts as more than luck. Past seasonality is not a forecast.
How are the returns calculated?
From Binance spot USDT hourly candles: each hour's return is the log change from the previous hour's close to its own close, and each weekday's return from one UTC-day close (the 23:00 candle) to the next. A return is only counted when both closes are stored; Binance skips the odd hour for maintenance, and those gaps are left out rather than bridged. Percentages are converted back to simple returns for display.
What are the trading sessions?
Asia is 00:00–08:00 UTC; Europe 07:00–16:00 London time (06:00–15:00 UTC in British Summer Time); the US is the NYSE session, 09:30–16:00 New York time, measured 09:00–16:00 because the candles are hourly (13:00–20:00 UTC in US daylight time, 14:00–21:00 otherwise). The sessions overlap, so their returns do not add up to the day's. Weekdays only; exchange holidays are not taken out.
Is crypto more volatile on weekends?
The weekend table compares the average absolute daily return, the average intraday range (highest over lowest hourly close in a UTC day) and the average absolute hourly return on Saturdays and Sundays with Monday to Friday.
When is Cardano trading volume highest?
On Binance spot ADAUSDT since 13 Nov 2025, the busiest UTC hour was 14:00 with 6.9% of a day's volume on average (1.65× an even hour), and the quietest 21:00 (3.3%), over 364 complete UTC days. Of the trading sessions, the Europe session carried the most, 41.4% of the day's volume on an average weekday. The sessions overlap, so their shares don't add up to 100%.