How Cardano reacted to Durable Goods Orders on 13 March 2026

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Cardano's price swung 2.10 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Durable Orders release, 1.33 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.42% higher.

2.10x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
3.22x
usual for Durable Orders: 1.34x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.2752
15 minutes later
+0.51%
One hour later
+1.42%
range 2.33%, hour before 0.94%
ADA/USDT, 10 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
0.2694
Close
0.2644
24h change
-1.89%
24h high
0.2816
24h low
0.2636
24h volume
183.971M ADA

Measured by Clometrix

Cardano's volatility ratio was 2.10x, against 1.33x for a typical Durable Orders release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.22x, against a typical 1.34x. That is a strong reaction by this release's own standard. 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 Cardano moved

Cardano was at $0.2752 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.51% higher, and an hour later 1.42% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.33% of its price, against 0.94% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census on 13 March 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. Durable Goods Orders came in at -0.4% for January 2026, against -0.9% in December 2025. Durable goods orders are still falling, but more slowly than before.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, Gross Domestic Product Report, Personal Income and Outlays, Personal Consumption Expenditures and Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Durable Orders releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Cardano about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.24x across 19, against 1.33x across 49. This one came out 5 days before the Federal Reserve's 18 March rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.10x compares with 1.24x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 68 Durable Orders releases since 2021, Cardano's median volatility ratio is 1.33x.

How it compares

Across 68 Durable Orders releases since 2021, Cardano's usual price swing is 1.33x. This one was 1.58 times the usual.

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Thin line: Durable Orders's usual, 1.33x. Thick line: this release, 2.10x.

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 0.2766 0.2752 0.276 0.29% 0.51% 0.00% 626,703 ADA
5 minutes 0.278 0.2752 0.2766 0.51% 1.01% 0.29% 2.733M ADA
10 minutes 0.278 0.2752 0.2767 0.54% 1.01% 0.44% 3.627M ADA
15 minutes 0.278 0.2752 0.2766 0.51% 1.01% 0.44% 3.869M ADA
30 minutes 0.2804 0.2752 0.2785 1.18% 1.85% 0.54% 10.231M ADA
1 hour 0.2816 0.2752 0.2791 1.40% 2.27% 0.94% 19.056M ADA
2 hours 0.2816 0.2752 0.278 1.01% 2.27% 0.98% 32.899M ADA
4 hours 0.2816 0.2706 0.2715 -1.36% 3.91% 1.63% 64.501M ADA
6 hours 0.2816 0.2661 0.2675 -2.88% 5.50% 1.81% 79.954M ADA
8 hours 0.2816 0.2706 0.2715 -0.29% 3.91% 2.65% 85.889M ADA
12 hours 0.2816 0.2636 0.2644 -4.08% 6.39% 2.68% 101.252M ADA

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Durable Orders Reaction
Bitcoin 1.28x 1.44x Quiet
Ethereum 0.84x 1.38x Quiet
XRP 0.00x 1.13x Quiet
BNB 1.01x 1.28x Quiet
Solana 1.12x 1.32x Quiet
Dogecoin 2.39x 1.49x Strong
TRON 1.00x 1.33x Quiet
Cardano 2.10x 1.33x Strong
Chainlink 0.80x 1.48x Quiet
Sui 0.00x 1.36x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.39x 1.31x Quiet
Hedera 1.31x 1.32x Quiet
Avalanche 1.55x 1.44x Ordinary
Litecoin 1.14x 1.34x Quiet
Gram Not measured 1.01x -
Shiba Inu 2.56x 1.30x Strong
Uniswap 1.47x 1.26x Quiet
Polkadot 0.00x 1.27x Quiet
Aave 1.21x 1.37x Quiet
Bittensor 1.22x 1.33x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 1.00x 1.29x Quiet
Aptos 1.30x 1.34x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.00x 1.11x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.93x 1.29x Strong
Filecoin 1.00x 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 Cardano

Questions about this page

Is 2.10x a lot?

For a Durable Orders release it is strong: the usual is 1.33x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next Durable Orders do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Cardano 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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