How Internet Computer reacted to Initial Jobless Claims on 26 November 2025

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Internet Computer's price swung 2.74 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For an Initial Claims release, 1.45 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.93% higher.

2.74x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
1.83x
usual for Initial Claims: 1.59x
Price at 8:30 AM
$4.140
15 minutes later
+1.21%
One hour later
+1.93%
range 2.42%, hour before 1.21%
ICP/USDT, 1 minute candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
4.330
Close
4.240
24h change
-2.12%
24h high
4.380
24h low
4.090
24h volume
5.109M ICP

Measured by Clometrix

Internet Computer's volatility ratio was 2.74x, against 1.45x for a typical Initial Claims release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.83x, against a typical 1.59x. 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 Internet Computer moved

Internet Computer was at $4.140 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 1.21% higher, and an hour later 1.93% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.42% of its price, against 1.21% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Department of Labor on 26 November 2025 at 8:30 AM EST. Initial Jobless Claims fell to 216K for the week ending 22nd Nov, from 220K in the week ending 15th Nov.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders, Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation 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 Internet Computer about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.51x across 88, against 1.33x across 197. This one came out 14 days before the Federal Reserve's 10 December rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.74x compares with 1.51x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 285 Initial Claims releases since 2021, Internet Computer's median volatility ratio is 1.45x.

How it compares

Across 285 Initial Claims releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.45x. This one was 1.89 times the usual.

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Thin line: Initial Claims's usual, 1.45x. Thick line: this release, 2.74x.

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 4.15 4.13 4.13 -0.24% 0.48% 0.00% 5,100 ICP
5 minutes 4.15 4.12 4.14 0.00% 0.72% 0.24% 13,518 ICP
10 minutes 4.18 4.12 4.18 0.96% 1.44% 0.24% 33,835 ICP
15 minutes 4.20 4.12 4.19 1.19% 1.90% 0.24% 76,919 ICP
30 minutes 4.20 4.12 4.18 0.96% 1.90% 0.24% 137,395 ICP
1 hour 4.22 4.12 4.22 1.90% 2.37% 1.20% 281,885 ICP
2 hours 4.24 4.11 4.15 0.24% 3.07% 1.20% 720,824 ICP
4 hours 4.24 4.09 4.22 1.90% 3.54% 2.38% 1.215M ICP
6 hours 4.31 4.09 4.30 3.72% 5.10% 4.43% 1.826M ICP
8 hours 4.24 4.09 4.22 0.95% 3.54% 4.57% 2.068M ICP
12 hours 4.31 4.09 4.24 2.36% 5.10% 6.39% 2.634M ICP

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Initial Claims Reaction
Bitcoin 2.18x 1.50x Strong
Ethereum 1.96x 1.46x Strong
XRP 2.04x 1.18x Strong
BNB 2.28x 1.42x Strong
Solana 1.95x 1.38x Strong
Dogecoin 2.19x 1.38x Strong
TRON 1.66x 1.33x Ordinary
Cardano 2.00x 1.35x Strong
Chainlink 1.84x 1.43x Ordinary
Sui 2.07x 1.24x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 1.86x 1.34x Strong
Hedera 2.58x 1.32x Strong
Avalanche 1.41x 1.42x Quiet
Litecoin 2.04x 1.39x Strong
Gram 1.02x 1.02x Quiet
Shiba Inu 1.52x 1.33x Ordinary
Uniswap 2.35x 1.34x Strong
Polkadot 2.03x 1.32x Strong
Aave 2.24x 1.38x Strong
Bittensor 1.37x 1.40x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 2.02x 1.24x Strong
Aptos 2.05x 1.41x Strong
Internet Computer 2.74x 1.45x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.51x 1.40x Ordinary
Filecoin 1.01x 1.27x Quiet

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 Internet Computer

Questions about this page

Is 2.74x a lot?

For an Initial Claims release it is strong: the usual is 1.45x. 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 Internet Computer moved in after past Initial Claims releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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