Data shows the Bitcoin 7-day volatility has plunged down recently to pretty low values. Here’s what has historically happened following instances of such a trend. Bitcoin 7-Day Volatility Has Declined To Just 1.6% In The Past Week According to the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, the recent sideways trend in the BTC price has lead to the volatility dropping down to very low values. The “volatility” is an indicator that measures how the daily returns of Bitcoin have deviated from the average during a specific period. Here is a chart that shows the trend in the 7-day and 30-day versions of the metric for BTC over the last year: The 7-day value of the indicator seems to have gone down in recent days | Source: Arcane Research's The Weekly Update - Week 39, 2022 As you can see in the above graph, the 7-day Bitcoin volatility has plummeted down over the past week or so. The metric’s value is now only 1.6%, a very low level that has only been seen a few times during the last twelve months. The 30-day volatility, though, has still stayed up recently at about 3.4%. Related Reading: Low Volatility Crypto Market Supplies Surprisingly Stable State Of Fear The reason behind such low weekly values of the indicator is the sideways consolidation between the $19k and $20k levels that the crypto’s price has been stuck in lately. Such low 7-day volatility values have usually been succeeded by signific...
