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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Returns by Hour, Weekday & Session

When has Bitcoin Cash tended to rise or fall? Average returns by hour of day (UTC), weekday and trading session, measured on Binance spot BCHUSDT hourly closes from 29 Sep 2023 to 29 Sep 2026. Seasonality in the past is not a forecast: most of these differences are small next to an hour's normal move.

Over 26,293 hourly returns since 29 Sep 2023, Bitcoin Cash's strongest UTC hour on average was 21:00 (+0.048%, up 52.3% of the time) and its weakest 13:00 (-0.037%); the best hour's edge is within the noise once you allow for picking the best of 24 hours (t = 2.2). By UTC day, Friday averaged the most (+0.62%) and Tuesday the least (-0.87%), over 1,095 days. Weekends are quieter: the average weekend day ranged 4.20% against 5.20% on weekdays (19% less). Of the trading sessions, the Asia session lost the least in total (-21.0% cumulative over 782 weekdays).

26,293 hourly returns1,095 daily returns0 missing hours skippedSource: Binance spot BCHUSDT, 1h candles (UTC)

Bitcoin Cash average return by hour of day (UTC)

29 Sep 2023 – 29 Sep 2026 · 26293 hourly returns
Hour (UTC)MeanMedian% upAvg |move|t-statHours
00:00+0.038%+0.000%48.4%0.606%+1.41096
01:00-0.011%+0.000%49.2%0.662%-0.31096
02:00-0.009%+0.000%49.5%0.568%-0.41096
03:00+0.013%-0.018%47.4%0.521%+0.51096
04:00+0.046%+0.000%49.5%0.480%+1.91096
05:00-0.034%-0.026%45.9%0.507%-1.41096
06:00-0.022%-0.028%45.4%0.499%-1.01096
07:00-0.001%+0.000%47.8%0.489%-0.11096
08:00+0.002%+0.000%48.7%0.540%+0.11096
09:00+0.017%+0.024%50.9%0.524%+0.71096
10:00-0.011%-0.023%47.2%0.477%-0.51095
11:00-0.029%-0.023%47.5%0.486%-1.21095
12:00+0.007%-0.021%47.2%0.558%+0.31095
13:00-0.037%-0.045%45.2%0.664%-1.21095
14:00+0.006%+0.000%48.2%0.716%+0.21095
15:00-0.024%-0.030%47.8%0.659%-0.91095
16:00+0.027%+0.025%50.9%0.594%+1.01095
17:00-0.012%+0.000%49.4%0.576%-0.51095
18:00-0.030%-0.027%47.1%0.500%-1.31095
19:00+0.017%+0.042%52.1%0.505%+0.71095
20:00-0.018%+0.000%48.0%0.489%-0.81095
21:00+0.048%+0.043%52.3%0.488%+2.21096
22:00+0.042%+0.021%50.5%0.559%+1.61096
23:00+0.004%+0.000%47.9%0.492%+0.11096

Bitcoin Cash average return by day of the week

UTC-day closes · 1095 days
WeekdayMeanMedian% upAvg |move|t-statDays
Monday+0.049%+0.638%56.7%2.976%+0.2157
Tuesday-0.874%-0.865%34.6%2.746%-2.7156
Wednesday+0.529%+0.132%51.3%2.903%+1.6156
Thursday-0.242%+0.065%50.6%2.743%-0.8156
Friday+0.619%+0.659%56.4%3.329%+1.6156
Saturday+0.380%-0.263%46.5%2.514%+1.0157
Sunday-0.274%-0.351%45.9%2.695%-0.9157

Bitcoin Cash return by trading session

Weekdays · sessions overlap
SessionHoursMeanMedian% upAvg |move|CumulativeSessions
Asia00:00–08:00 UTC-0.030%+0.000%49.4%1.71%-21.0%782
Europe07:00–16:00 London-0.096%-0.233%44.2%1.84%-52.8%781
US09:00–16:00 New York (NYSE opens 09:30)-0.078%+0.043%50.7%1.79%-45.4%781

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.

Bitcoin Cash weekend vs weekday volatility

UTC days
DaysAvg |daily return|Avg daily rangeAvg |hourly return|Days
Weekdays (Mon–Fri)2.94%5.20%0.581%781
Weekend (Sat–Sun)2.60%4.20%0.466%314

Range is the highest over the lowest hourly close of a UTC day (days with at least 20 stored hours).

Bitcoin Cash hour × weekday heatmap

Mean hourly return in basis points (1 bp = 0.01%) · UTC
Day000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon+4.4-21.1-10.1-7.6+2.9-2.3-6.3+2.2-6.2-1.6+3.8-0.2+13.2+5.8-2.9+7.6+2.1+1.5-10.9+14.3-1.3+3.7+12.7+1.3
Tue+0.7-13.8-11.7-7.6-4.9-6.1-10.2-7.6+4.3-0.4-7.7+0.5+7.3-11.1-6.2-5.2+1.7-11.4+3.8-3.0+0.9+2.0+6.3-7.2
Wed+3.0+1.9+4.2-8.8+15.3-4.7+5.5-0.3+6.5+4.9+1.3-16.8-4.0-3.2+3.3+2.7+5.0+2.8+7.7+1.9+2.4+10.9+1.6+9.8
Thu+10.2+4.0+8.8+2.0+17.4-4.8+0.8+8.9+0.2-3.5-0.9-5.2-13.4-19.7-2.3-18.1-6.8-1.9-8.9-11.6+5.2+15.6+5.3-5.4
Fri-1.2+11.3-6.2+20.5+0.9+1.6+1.7-6.8+0.4+14.3+4.5-1.2+0.7+2.3+8.3-1.7+13.8+10.1-5.6+7.7-10.4+7.2-9.4-0.9
Sat+11.2+10.8+11.2+0.5-2.9-0.7-4.6+3.0-3.4+3.4-5.1+6.3-1.3-2.1+13.4-2.7-1.8-6.7-1.4+1.2-4.2+0.4+3.0+10.4
Sun-2.0-0.6-2.6+10.4+3.7-7.0-2.5-0.3-0.6-5.1-3.9-3.6+2.7+1.8-9.1+0.2+4.8-2.9-5.9+1.6-5.3-5.9+10.0-5.5

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 Bitcoin Cash monthly returns.

Source: Binance spot BCHUSDT hourly candles (public API). Past seasonality is not a forecast. Not financial advice.

Bitcoin Cash seasonality FAQ

What is the best time of day to buy Bitcoin Cash?

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.