How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to Durable Goods Orders on 27 January 2022

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 1.41 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Durable Orders release, 1.29 times is usual. An hour later the price was unchanged.

1.41x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
1.98x
usual for Durable Orders: 1.53x
Price at 8:30 AM
$1.6500
15 minutes later
−0.61%
One hour later
0.00%
range 3.03%, hour before 3.64%
POL/USDT, 1 hour candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
1.5700
Close
1.6200
24h change
3.09%
24h high
1.6700
24h low
1.5000
24h volume
135.063M POL

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census on 27 January 2022 at 8:30 AM EST. Durable Goods Orders came in at 3.3% for December 2021, against 1.9% in November 2021. Durable goods orders are rising faster than before.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, Gross Domestic Product Report, Initial Jobless Claims and Continued Jobless Claims, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 1.41x, against 1.29x for a typical Durable Orders release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.98x, against a typical 1.53x. 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 POL (prev. MATIC) moved

POL (prev. MATIC) was at $1.6500 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.61% lower, and an hour later unchanged. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 3.03% of its price, against 3.64% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Durable Orders releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved POL (prev. MATIC) about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.32x across 20, against 1.29x across 49. This one came out the day after the Federal Reserve's 26 January rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.41x compares with 1.29x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 69 Durable Orders releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.29x. This one was 1.09 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: Durable Orders's usual, 1.29x. Thick line: this release, 1.41x. 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 1.65 1.65 1.65 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 82,543 POL
5 minutes 1.65 1.63 1.63 -1.23% 1.21% 0.60% 721,468 POL
10 minutes 1.65 1.62 1.63 -1.23% 1.82% 0.60% 1.661M POL
15 minutes 1.65 1.62 1.64 -0.61% 1.82% 1.20% 2.538M POL
30 minutes 1.66 1.62 1.65 0.00% 2.41% 1.81% 4.116M POL
1 hour 1.67 1.62 1.65 0.00% 2.99% 3.61% 6.443M POL
2 hours 1.67 1.62 1.63 -1.23% 2.99% 3.61% 13.684M POL
4 hours 1.67 1.60 1.62 -1.85% 4.19% 5.42% 25.557M POL
6 hours 1.67 1.58 1.59 -3.77% 5.39% 8.43% 35.246M POL
8 hours 1.67 1.57 1.62 1.85% 5.99% 6.25% 48.436M POL
12 hours 1.67 1.51 1.62 -1.85% 9.58% 9.64% 70.364M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Durable Orders Reaction
Bitcoin 0.81x 1.44x Quiet
Ethereum 1.04x 1.38x Quiet
XRP 0.92x 1.13x Quiet
BNB 0.95x 1.28x Quiet
Solana 1.36x 1.32x Quiet
Dogecoin 1.27x 1.49x Quiet
TRON 1.15x 1.33x Quiet
Cardano 0.98x 1.33x Quiet
Chainlink 1.07x 1.48x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 0.94x 1.31x Quiet
Hedera 0.91x 1.32x Quiet
Avalanche 0.86x 1.44x Quiet
Litecoin 1.12x 1.34x Quiet
Shiba Inu 0.77x 1.30x Quiet
Uniswap 1.56x 1.26x Ordinary
Polkadot 0.93x 1.27x Quiet
Aave 1.09x 1.37x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 1.66x 1.29x Ordinary
Internet Computer 0.96x 1.11x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.41x 1.29x Quiet
Filecoin 1.34x 1.34x Quiet

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 POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 1.41x 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 POL (prev. MATIC) 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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