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Dogecoin (DOGE) Returns by Hour, Weekday & Session

When has Dogecoin tended to rise or fall? Average returns by hour of day (UTC), weekday and trading session, measured on Binance spot DOGEUSDT hourly closes from 5 Jul 2019 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 63,367 hourly returns since 5 Jul 2019, Dogecoin's strongest UTC hour on average was 21:00 (+0.078%, up 53.6% of the time) and its weakest 14:00 (-0.039%); the best hour's edge is statistically distinguishable from zero even after allowing for picking the best of 24 hours (t = 3.2). By UTC day, Friday averaged the most (+0.57%) and Tuesday the least (-0.28%), over 2,642 days. Weekends are quieter: the average weekend day ranged 5.45% against 6.56% on weekdays (17% less). Of the trading sessions, the Asia session added the most in total (+251.5% cumulative over 1,885 weekdays).

63,367 hourly returns2,642 daily returns44 missing hours skippedSource: Binance spot DOGEUSDT, 1h candles (UTC)

Dogecoin average return by hour of day (UTC)

5 Jul 2019 – 29 Sep 2026 · 63367 hourly returns
Hour (UTC)MeanMedian% upAvg |move|t-statHours
00:00+0.007%+0.006%50.1%0.812%+0.22643
01:00+0.009%+0.000%49.3%0.742%+0.42643
02:00+0.000%-0.016%48.4%0.674%-0.02633
03:00+0.000%+0.000%49.0%0.652%+0.02633
04:00+0.045%+0.010%50.3%0.635%+1.52635
05:00+0.029%+0.003%50.0%0.624%+1.32638
06:00-0.027%-0.014%48.1%0.610%-1.22639
07:00+0.030%-0.016%48.1%0.618%+1.42639
08:00-0.026%-0.012%48.4%0.658%-1.12640
09:00-0.001%+0.000%50.0%0.637%-0.02641
10:00+0.019%+0.004%50.0%0.638%+0.82640
11:00-0.009%-0.012%48.7%0.616%-0.42641
12:00-0.032%-0.003%49.0%0.722%-1.22641
13:00-0.035%-0.063%45.8%0.790%-1.32641
14:00-0.039%-0.004%49.1%0.850%-1.42640
15:00+0.000%+0.022%51.1%0.813%+0.02641
16:00+0.005%-0.004%49.1%0.782%+0.22641
17:00+0.025%+0.038%52.0%0.719%+1.02641
18:00-0.022%+0.000%49.7%0.697%-0.92642
19:00+0.018%+0.029%52.2%0.669%+0.82643
20:00+0.013%+0.033%52.0%0.655%+0.52643
21:00+0.078%+0.052%53.6%0.696%+3.22643
22:00+0.061%+0.015%50.8%0.689%+2.62643
23:00-0.030%+0.000%49.3%0.634%-1.22643

Dogecoin average return by day of the week

UTC-day closes · 2642 days
WeekdayMeanMedian% upAvg |move|t-statDays
Monday-0.261%-0.300%46.3%3.786%-0.9378
Tuesday-0.285%-0.356%45.4%3.517%-1.0377
Wednesday+0.140%-0.099%49.1%3.764%+0.4377
Thursday+0.195%-0.321%45.1%4.143%+0.4377
Friday+0.566%+0.337%55.7%3.519%+1.8377
Saturday+0.551%+0.245%55.6%3.005%+1.7378
Sunday-0.058%-0.343%44.2%3.067%-0.2378

Dogecoin return by trading session

Weekdays · sessions overlap
SessionHoursMeanMedian% upAvg |move|CumulativeSessions
Asia00:00–08:00 UTC+0.067%-0.062%47.7%1.96%+251.5%1885
Europe07:00–16:00 London-0.128%-0.229%44.6%2.11%-91.0%1881
US09:00–16:00 New York (NYSE opens 09:30)-0.157%-0.108%47.3%2.13%-94.9%1886

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.

Dogecoin weekend vs weekday volatility

UTC days
DaysAvg |daily return|Avg daily rangeAvg |hourly return|Days
Weekdays (Mon–Fri)3.75%6.56%0.723%1886
Weekend (Sat–Sun)3.04%5.45%0.617%756

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

Dogecoin hour × weekday heatmap

Mean hourly return in basis points (1 bp = 0.01%) · UTC
Day000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon-14.1-5.5-5.2-7.6+5.1-8.6-9.2+15.9-1.1-3.8-0.1+2.3-1.7-12.8+4.2+7.7-8.2+4.8-7.9+3.8+2.1+1.6+5.2+5.6
Tue-8.1+4.9-6.5+0.9+1.2+5.1-0.7-2.1-3.4-5.6+3.1+12.5-10.4-3.7-25.2+0.0+5.8-4.2-7.9-10.7+4.6+6.4+12.1+2.0
Wed+0.6+6.8+9.7-5.3+10.6+8.0+8.4+1.3-4.5-1.6+2.2-9.3-20.7+7.7-4.5-5.5+5.4+3.3-4.7+0.7-1.5+11.0+2.2-5.7
Thu+10.5-6.3-0.1-9.5+17.8+3.4-7.3+9.5-9.6+3.6+4.3+5.7-1.0-16.0+10.2-5.5-4.9+0.2-8.6+5.9-2.4+9.8+7.2+3.1
Fri-0.9-6.9+9.1+27.3-15.3+8.3-9.7-3.5+2.5-1.4+11.3-3.7+18.0+5.3-12.7-6.8+2.4-1.1-2.2+14.2+9.1+12.2+8.7-8.2
Sat+16.2+9.2-0.7-1.6+9.2-4.1+2.6-1.1+2.4+5.6-6.4-10.3+4.6-0.3+8.9+10.3-6.1+4.5+4.8+5.0-9.1+11.0+7.0-6.8
Sun+0.5+4.0-6.5-3.8+2.9+8.1-3.1+1.0-4.4+2.7-1.0-3.4-11.3-4.9-8.5+0.2+8.9+10.2+10.9-6.6+6.0+2.5+0.2-11.2

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: 44 missing hours in this window were skipped, not bridged. See also Dogecoin monthly returns.

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

Dogecoin seasonality FAQ

What is the best time of day to buy Dogecoin?

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.