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Volatility

A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given asset. Realized volatility is calculated from historical price returns over a specific window. Higher volatility means larger price swings and more risk (or opportunity). Measured in annualized percentage terms.

Definition

A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given asset. Realized volatility is calculated from historical price returns over a specific window. Higher volatility means larger price swings and more risk (or opportunity). Measured in annualized percentage terms.

Live Data Example </> API
# Volatility live data
$ curl command:
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/volatility?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v1/signals/volatility?coin=BTC
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Current Volatility data from the Algo Tick API:

{
  "volatility": [
    {
      "coin": "BTC",
      "mark_price": 69845.0,
      "realized_vol": {
        "5m": 76.38,
        "1h": 56.26,
        "4h": 68.68,
        "24h": 49.85
      },
      "atr": {
        "5m": 0.0736,
        "1h": 0.0622,
        "4h": 0.0714,
        "24h": 0.049
      },
      "regime": "high",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-12T18:53:20.533Z"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-03-12T18:53:20.533Z"
}
# Fetch this yourself:
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/volatility?coin=BTC

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