Crypto volatility

Realized volatility from Binance daily closes (annualized %). Bitcoin's 30-day volatility is 24.9% (±1.30% a day on average), among the calmest periods of the past year. Of 12 coins, 7 are in the calmest and 0 in the most volatile 20% of their past year.

Coin	7d	30d	90d	Avg daily move	Past-year percentile	vs BTC
Avalanche volatility	40.6%	67.7%	78.6%	±3.54%	52/100	2.7×
Cardano volatility	43.5%	63.8%	74.1%	±3.34%	23/100	2.6×
Sui volatility	46.8%	62.8%	86.9%	±3.29%	19/100	2.5×
Chainlink volatility	41.3%	49.6%	69.0%	±2.60%	24/100	2.0×
Litecoin volatility	48.7%	46.1%	58.1%	±2.41%	39/100	1.9×
Dogecoin volatility	36.2%	43.6%	65.2%	±2.28%	21/100	1.8×
XRP volatility	36.3%	37.7%	67.7%	±1.97%	18/100	1.5×
Solana volatility	25.3%	35.7%	55.5%	±1.87%	5/100	1.4×
Ethereum volatility	28.5%	33.6%	51.5%	±1.76%	8/100	1.3×
BNB volatility	23.8%	28.6%	35.4%	±1.50%	17/100	1.2×
Bitcoin volatility	26.0%	24.9%	37.7%	±1.30%	3/100	1.0×
TRON volatility	9.7%	10.0%	14.7%	±0.52%	1/100	0.4×

Annualized %, from daily closes (Binance spot, USDT). Average daily move = 30-day volatility / √365. Percentile: share of the last 365 days with 30-day volatility at or below today's (80+ gold = volatile, 20 or less blue = calm).

Frequently asked questions

What is Bitcoin volatility right now?

Bitcoin's 30-day realized volatility is 24.9% annualized; 7-day 26.0%, 90-day 37.7%.

What is volatility?

A measure of how sharply price moves: the standard deviation of daily log returns, annualized with √365 since crypto trades every day. 50% annual volatility is about ±2.6% a day on average.

Realized vs implied volatility?

Realized volatility is computed from past prices (shown here). Implied volatility comes from option prices and is not shown on this page.

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