How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to Initial Jobless Claims on 13 February 2020

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 2.70 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 0.57% lower.

2.70x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
3.65x
usual for Initial Claims: 1.56x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.0228
15 minutes later
+0.57%
One hour later
−0.57%
range 4.17%, hour before 3.38%
POL/USDT, 30 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
0.0229
Close
0.0226
24h change
-1.46%
24h high
0.0237
24h low
0.0217
24h volume
497.029M POL

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 2.70x, against 1.40x for a typical Initial Claims release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.65x, against a typical 1.56x. 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 POL (prev. MATIC) moved

POL (prev. MATIC) was at $0.0228 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.57% higher, and an hour later 0.57% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 4.17% of its price, against 3.38% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Department of Labor on 13 February 2020 at 8:30 AM EST. Initial Jobless Claims fell to 202K for the week ending 8th Feb, from 207K in the week ending 1st Feb.

It arrived at the same moment as Consumer Price Index, Core Consumer Price Index, Core Inflation Rate 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 POL (prev. MATIC) about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.46x across 92, against 1.39x across 206. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.70x compares with 1.39x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 298 Initial Claims releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s median volatility ratio is 1.40x.

How it compares

Across 298 Initial Claims releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.40x. This one was 1.92 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: Initial Claims's usual, 1.40x. Thick line: this release, 2.70x.

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 0.02282 0.02278 0.02282 0.09% 0.18% 0.09% 216,134 POL
5 minutes 0.0231 0.02278 0.02304 1.04% 1.39% 0.44% 5.453M POL
10 minutes 0.02318 0.02278 0.0231 1.30% 1.73% 0.61% 9.463M POL
15 minutes 0.02325 0.02278 0.02293 0.57% 2.02% 1.27% 13.676M POL
30 minutes 0.02325 0.02261 0.02261 -0.84% 2.75% 1.53% 23.08M POL
1 hour 0.02325 0.0223 0.02267 -0.57% 4.09% 3.37% 47.293M POL
2 hours 0.02325 0.0223 0.02267 -0.57% 4.09% 4.25% 66.402M POL
4 hours 0.02325 0.0223 0.02246 -1.51% 4.09% 4.29% 96.055M POL
6 hours 0.02325 0.0223 0.02263 -0.75% 4.09% 8.12% 114.21M POL
8 hours 0.02325 0.02187 0.02246 1.02% 5.94% 8.47% 230.352M POL
12 hours 0.02325 0.02208 0.02258 -0.97% 5.03% 8.47% 162.735M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Initial Claims Reaction
Bitcoin 4.79x 1.50x Exceptional
Ethereum 2.50x 1.46x Strong
XRP 2.01x 1.18x Strong
BNB 1.99x 1.42x Strong
Dogecoin 2.28x 1.38x Strong
TRON 2.26x 1.33x Strong
Cardano 1.08x 1.35x Quiet
Chainlink 1.97x 1.43x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 2.75x 1.34x Exceptional
Hedera 0.48x 1.32x Quiet
Litecoin 2.70x 1.39x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 2.70x 1.40x 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 POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 2.70x 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 POL (prev. MATIC) 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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