How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on 4 October 2022

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 2.59 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a JOLTs Job Openings release, 1.82 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.24% higher.

2.59x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
3.00x
usual for JOLTs Job Openings: 2.36x
Price at 10:00 AM
$0.8349
15 minutes later
+0.86%
One hour later
+0.24%
range 1.05%, hour before 1.47%
POL/USDT, 1 hour candles around the release, 10:00 AM America/New York

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

Open
0.8134
Close
0.8416
24h change
3.35%
24h high
0.8478
24h low
0.8072
24h volume
69.06M POL

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 2.59x, against 1.82x for a typical JOLTs Job Openings release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.00x, against a typical 2.36x. 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 $0.8349 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.86% higher, and an hour later 0.24% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.05% of its price, against 1.47% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on 4 October 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey fell to 10.148M for August 2022, from 11.61M in July 2022.

What made it matter

Since 2021, JOLTs Job Openings releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved POL (prev. MATIC) less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.53x across 25, against 1.98x across 43. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.59x compares with 1.98x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 68 JOLTs Job Openings releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s median volatility ratio is 1.82x.

How it compares

Across 68 JOLTs Job Openings releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.82x. This one was 1.42 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: JOLTs Job Openings's usual, 1.82x. Thick line: this release, 2.59x.

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 0.8363 0.8349 0.8357 0.10% 0.17% 0.18% 64,941 POL
5 minutes 0.84 0.8349 0.8393 0.52% 0.61% 0.26% 884,320 POL
10 minutes 0.8403 0.8349 0.8387 0.45% 0.64% 0.47% 1.227M POL
15 minutes 0.8437 0.8349 0.8421 0.86% 1.04% 1.01% 1.807M POL
30 minutes 0.8437 0.8349 0.8386 0.44% 1.04% 1.16% 2.95M POL
1 hour 0.8437 0.8349 0.8369 0.24% 1.04% 1.47% 4.182M POL
2 hours 0.8437 0.8349 0.839 0.49% 1.04% 1.54% 7.477M POL
4 hours 0.8437 0.8314 0.8354 0.06% 1.46% 1.73% 14.836M POL
6 hours 0.8437 0.8308 0.8392 0.51% 1.53% 2.10% 20.851M POL
8 hours 0.8437 0.8247 0.8354 1.27% 2.25% 2.98% 26.75M POL
12 hours 0.8478 0.829 0.8416 0.80% 2.22% 3.81% 35.35M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for JOLTs Job Openings Reaction
Bitcoin 2.40x 2.22x Ordinary
Ethereum 2.55x 2.00x Ordinary
XRP 2.37x 1.58x Strong
BNB 1.74x 1.77x Ordinary
Solana 2.13x 1.81x Ordinary
Dogecoin 0.99x 1.76x Quiet
TRON 1.88x 1.52x Ordinary
Cardano 1.34x 1.66x Quiet
Chainlink 0.98x 1.71x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 3.55x 1.81x Strong
Hedera 1.49x 1.53x Quiet
Avalanche 1.16x 1.67x Quiet
Litecoin 2.34x 1.87x Ordinary
Shiba Inu 1.20x 1.49x Quiet
Uniswap 1.49x 1.53x Quiet
Polkadot 1.34x 1.63x Quiet
Aave 1.30x 1.79x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 0.99x 1.57x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.48x 1.69x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 2.59x 1.82x Strong
Filecoin 1.98x 1.50x Strong

What is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey?

The job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS) is a monthly report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor counting job vacancies and separations, including the number of workers voluntarily quitting employment. The BLS surveys more than 20,000 businesses and government offices to estimate the numbers of U.S. job vacancies, hires, and separations included in the monthly jobs report. The job separations numbers are subdivided into three categories: quits, or voluntary resignations; layoffs and discharges; and other separations, which include deaths and retirements. The number of vacancies is a widely followed indicator of labor demand, while the quits rate is partly a function of employment demand. Job hires and separations can be used to gauge labor turnover.

Every JOLTs Job Openings release for POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 2.59x a lot?

For a JOLTs Job Openings release it is strong: the usual is 1.82x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next JOLTs Job Openings do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range POL (prev. MATIC) moved in after past JOLTs Job Openings releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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