Measured by Clometrix
TRON's volatility ratio was 2.19x, against 1.33x for a typical Initial Claims release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.61x, against a typical 1.53x. 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 TRON moved
TRON was at $0.3128 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.26% lower, and an hour later 0.61% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.74% of its price, against 0.54% in the hour before.
The release
Released by the Department of Labor on 26 March 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. Initial Jobless Claims rose to 211K for the week ending 21st Mar, from 205K in the week ending 14th Mar.
It arrived at the same moment as 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 TRON about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.36x across 94, against 1.31x across 209. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.19x compares with 1.31x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.
Its record
Across 303 Initial Claims releases since 2021, TRON's median volatility ratio is 1.33x.
How it compares
Across 303 Initial Claims releases since 2021, TRON's usual price swing is 1.33x. This one was 1.65 times the usual.
Thin line: Initial Claims's usual, 1.33x. Thick line: this release, 2.19x.
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 | 0.3128 | 0.3127 | 0.3128 | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 24,588 TRX |
| 5 minutes | 0.313 | 0.3127 | 0.313 | 0.06% | 0.10% | 0.06% | 367,576 TRX |
| 10 minutes | 0.313 | 0.3124 | 0.3125 | -0.10% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 943,713 TRX |
| 15 minutes | 0.313 | 0.3119 | 0.312 | -0.26% | 0.35% | 0.16% | 1.492M TRX |
| 30 minutes | 0.313 | 0.3108 | 0.3115 | -0.42% | 0.70% | 0.35% | 7.233M TRX |
| 1 hour | 0.313 | 0.3107 | 0.3109 | -0.61% | 0.73% | 0.54% | 9.763M TRX |
| 2 hours | 0.313 | 0.3107 | 0.3119 | -0.29% | 0.73% | 0.70% | 14.644M TRX |
| 4 hours | 0.313 | 0.3102 | 0.3111 | -0.55% | 0.89% | 1.46% | 28.604M TRX |
| 6 hours | 0.313 | 0.3099 | 0.3105 | -0.74% | 0.99% | 1.46% | 35.883M TRX |
| 8 hours | 0.3152 | 0.3102 | 0.3111 | -1.22% | 1.59% | 0.92% | 59.586M TRX |
| 12 hours | 0.313 | 0.309 | 0.3116 | -0.39% | 1.28% | 1.77% | 60.957M TRX |
Every coin at this release
| Coin | Price swing | Usual for Initial Claims | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 1.16x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| Ethereum | 1.11x | 1.46x | Quiet |
| XRP | Not measured | 1.18x | - |
| BNB | 0.98x | 1.42x | Quiet |
| Solana | 1.05x | 1.38x | Quiet |
| Dogecoin | 0.80x | 1.38x | Quiet |
| TRON | 2.19x | 1.33x | Strong |
| Cardano | 0.89x | 1.35x | Quiet |
| Chainlink | 0.79x | 1.43x | Quiet |
| Sui | 1.25x | 1.24x | Quiet |
| Bitcoin Cash | 0.72x | 1.34x | Quiet |
| Hedera | 0.82x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Avalanche | 1.30x | 1.42x | Quiet |
| Litecoin | 0.79x | 1.39x | Quiet |
| Gram | Not measured | 1.02x | - |
| Shiba Inu | 0.68x | 1.33x | Quiet |
| Uniswap | 1.00x | 1.34x | Quiet |
| Polkadot | 1.02x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Aave | 1.35x | 1.38x | Quiet |
| Bittensor | 1.47x | 1.40x | Quiet |
| NEAR Protocol | 1.02x | 1.24x | Quiet |
| Aptos | Not measured | 1.41x | - |
| Internet Computer | 1.00x | 1.45x | Quiet |
| POL (prev. MATIC) | 1.98x | 1.40x | Strong |
| Filecoin | 1.73x | 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.Questions about this page
Is 2.19x a lot?
For an Initial Claims release it is strong: the usual is 1.33x. 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 TRON moved in after past Initial Claims releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.
Disclaimer
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