How Bittensor reacted to Initial Jobless Claims on 15 October 2026

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Bittensor's price swung 2.18 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For an Initial Claims release, 1.40 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.07% lower.

2.18x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
4.93x
usual for Initial Claims: 1.74x
Price at 8:30 AM
$261.90
15 minutes later
−0.73%
One hour later
−1.07%
range 1.57%, hour before 0.99%
TAO/USDT, 5 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
270.60
Close
280.20
24h change
3.43%
24h high
280.70
24h low
256.10
24h volume
103,019 TAO

Measured by Clometrix

Bittensor's volatility ratio was 2.18x, against 1.40x for a typical Initial Claims release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 4.93x, against a typical 1.74x. 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 Bittensor moved

Bittensor was at $261.90 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.73% lower, and an hour later 1.07% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.57% of its price, against 0.99% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Department of Labor on 15 October 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. Initial Jobless Claims rose to 199K for the week ending 10th Oct, from 197K in the week ending 3rd Oct.

It arrived at the same moment as Retail Sales, Retail Sales Excluding Automobiles, Producer Price Index, Core Producer Price Index and Continued Jobless Claims, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Initial Claims releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Bittensor more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.54x across 42, against 1.25x across 91. This one came out 13 days before the Federal Reserve's 28 October rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.18x compares with 1.54x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 133 Initial Claims releases since 2021, Bittensor's median volatility ratio is 1.40x.

How it compares

Across 133 Initial Claims releases since 2021, Bittensor's usual price swing is 1.40x. This one was 1.56 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: Initial Claims's usual, 1.40x. Thick line: this release, 2.18x.

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 262.30 259.70 260.50 -0.54% 0.99% 0.19% 1,618 TAO
5 minutes 262.30 258.60 259.50 -0.92% 1.41% 0.65% 3,048 TAO
10 minutes 262.30 258.60 261.40 -0.19% 1.41% 0.68% 3,355 TAO
15 minutes 262.30 258.60 260.00 -0.73% 1.41% 0.68% 3,471 TAO
30 minutes 262.30 258.60 259.30 -1.00% 1.41% 0.95% 4,635 TAO
1 hour 262.30 258.20 259.10 -1.08% 1.56% 0.99% 6,830 TAO
2 hours 264.40 256.40 263.00 0.42% 3.03% 1.52% 15,369 TAO
4 hours 274.90 256.40 272.20 3.78% 6.73% 1.93% 26,326 TAO
6 hours 277.30 256.40 277.30 5.55% 7.54% 1.93% 33,960 TAO
8 hours 274.90 256.40 272.20 3.42% 6.73% 5.57% 33,623 TAO
12 hours 280.70 256.40 280.20 6.53% 8.66% 5.57% 48,276 TAO

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Initial Claims Reaction
Bitcoin 2.47x 1.50x Strong
Ethereum 3.83x 1.46x Exceptional
XRP 1.02x 1.18x Quiet
BNB 2.57x 1.42x Strong
Solana 2.14x 1.38x Strong
Dogecoin 2.39x 1.38x Strong
TRON 2.66x 1.33x Exceptional
Cardano 2.18x 1.35x Strong
Chainlink 2.18x 1.43x Strong
Sui 1.80x 1.24x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 2.56x 1.34x Strong
Hedera 1.95x 1.32x Strong
Avalanche 2.08x 1.42x Strong
Litecoin 2.05x 1.39x Strong
Gram 1.04x 1.02x Quiet
Shiba Inu 1.72x 1.33x Ordinary
Uniswap 1.80x 1.34x Strong
Polkadot 1.02x 1.32x Quiet
Aave 2.19x 1.38x Strong
Bittensor 2.18x 1.40x Strong
NEAR Protocol 1.40x 1.24x Quiet
Aptos 1.74x 1.41x Ordinary
Internet Computer 1.51x 1.45x Ordinary
POL (prev. MATIC) 2.10x 1.40x Strong
Filecoin 2.04x 1.27x Strong

What is Initial Jobless Claims?

The weekly claims report is released Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. ET by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Initial claims are new jobless claims filed by U.S. workers seeking unemployment compensation, included in the unemployment insurance weekly claims report. The report, published since 1967, includes a separate count of workers receiving unemployment insurance benefits, known as continuing claims.

Every Initial Claims release for Bittensor

Questions about this page

Is 2.18x a lot?

For an Initial Claims release it is strong: the usual is 1.40x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next Initial Claims do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Bittensor moved in after past Initial Claims releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

More questions · Glossary

Disclaimer

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