How Bitcoin reacted to Durable Goods Orders on 18 February 2026

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Bitcoin's price swung 1.35 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Durable Orders release, 1.44 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.58% lower.

1.35x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
1.82x
usual for Durable Orders: 1.65x
Price at 8:30 AM
$67,480.19
15 minutes later
−0.29%
One hour later
−0.58%
range 0.65%, hour before 0.38%
BTC/USDT, 30 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

The dashed orange line is the release. Chart data from Binance.

Open
67,053.19
Close
66,704.35
24h change
-0.52%
24h high
68,476.22
24h low
65,870.00
24h volume
15,591 BTC

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census on 18 February 2026 at 8:30 AM EST. Durable Goods Orders came in at -0.9% for December 2025, against 5.4% in November 2025. Durable goods orders are falling, after a rise.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

Measured by Clometrix

Bitcoin's volatility ratio was 1.35x, against 1.44x for a typical Durable Orders release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.82x, against a typical 1.65x. Under 1.5x is not a reaction at all: the market barely noticed this release. Both compare the quarter hour of the release with an ordinary quarter hour that same day, where 1.00x is no change: volatility is how far the price ranged, volume how much traded.

How Bitcoin moved

Bitcoin was at $67,480.19 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.29% lower, and an hour later 0.58% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.65% of its price, against 0.38% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Durable Orders releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Bitcoin about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.46x across 20, against 1.43x across 49. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.35x compares with 1.43x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 69 Durable Orders releases since 2021, Bitcoin's usual price swing is 1.44x. This one was 0.94 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: Durable Orders's usual, 1.44x. Thick line: this release, 1.35x. Under 1.5x counts as no reaction at all.

Minute by minute

Each row is the time after the release, with the same length of time before it for comparison.

After High Low Close Change Range Range before Volume
1 minute 67490.64 67449.65 67449.66 -0.05% 0.06% 0.01% 22 BTC
5 minutes 67490.64 67368.74 67378.62 -0.15% 0.18% 0.06% 71 BTC
10 minutes 67490.64 67368.74 67384.59 -0.14% 0.18% 0.14% 145 BTC
15 minutes 67490.64 67224.36 67287.84 -0.29% 0.39% 0.27% 199 BTC
30 minutes 67490.64 67051.81 67236.88 -0.36% 0.65% 0.32% 406 BTC
1 hour 67490.64 67051.81 67086.01 -0.59% 0.65% 0.38% 809 BTC
2 hours 67543.20 66717.30 67320.87 -0.24% 1.22% 0.51% 2,556 BTC
4 hours 68347.72 66717.30 67141.62 -0.50% 2.39% 1.76% 5,091 BTC
6 hours 68347.72 66115.57 66274.49 -1.82% 3.27% 2.04% 7,247 BTC
8 hours 68347.72 66717.30 67141.62 -1.50% 2.39% 2.31% 6,893 BTC
12 hours 68347.72 65870.00 66704.35 -1.16% 3.63% 2.31% 10,844 BTC

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Durable Orders Reaction
Bitcoin 1.35x 1.44x Quiet
Ethereum 1.92x 1.38x Strong
XRP Not measured 1.13x -
BNB 3.44x 1.28x Exceptional
Solana 1.39x 1.32x Quiet
Dogecoin 1.14x 1.49x Quiet
TRON 1.00x 1.33x Quiet
Cardano 1.33x 1.33x Quiet
Chainlink 1.51x 1.48x Ordinary
Sui 1.24x 1.36x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.74x 1.31x Strong
Hedera 0.77x 1.32x Quiet
Avalanche 1.63x 1.44x Ordinary
Litecoin 1.45x 1.34x Quiet
Gram Not measured 1.01x -
Shiba Inu 1.00x 1.30x Quiet
Uniswap 1.51x 1.26x Ordinary
Polkadot 1.01x 1.27x Quiet
Aave 1.91x 1.37x Strong
Bittensor 1.33x 1.33x Quiet
NEAR Protocol Not measured 1.29x -
Aptos 0.97x 1.34x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.00x 1.11x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 0.78x 1.29x Quiet
Filecoin 1.52x 1.34x Ordinary

What is Durable Goods Orders?

The U.S. Census Bureau publishes the Durable Goods Orders report every month. Durable goods orders reflect new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for delivery of long-lasting manufactured goods (durable goods) in the near term or future. The change in the total value of new orders is measured and shared with the public in two releases per month: the advance report on durable goods and the manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.

Every Durable Orders release for Bitcoin

Questions about this page

Is 1.35x a lot?

No. Under 1.5x the market barely noticed the release.

Will the next Durable Orders do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Bitcoin moved in after past Durable Orders releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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