A popular belief: “crypto trades every day, so the day of the week doesn't matter.”
The data: big price swings on a basket of coins, day by day. Monday gets 1.40 times an even share, Saturday only 0.51. Both held in the earlier and in the later half of the history. The other days sit between 0.80 and 1.17, where 1.00 is an even share.
This says when prices move, not which way.
Does your week look like the market's?
Every number above was read by code from a line of a versioned measurement file. The version and the hash pin the exact text it came from. Data as of Sep 18, 2026 · 04:40 UTC.
| Numbers | Measurement | Line | Version | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.40 | Base rates (crypto) | line 169 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
| 0.51 | Base rates (crypto) | line 174 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
| 0.80 | Base rates (crypto) | line 175 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
| 1.17 | Base rates (crypto) | line 173 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
| 1.00 | Base rates (crypto) | line 170 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
| 1.00 | Base rates (crypto) | line 157 | 952ea80 | 427d058e3d24 |
No disclaimer was needed: the note gives no price levels, forecasts, direction, calls to action or trade results.