How Cardano reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 25 February 2022

The short answer

An ordinary reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Cardano's price swung 1.92 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.90 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.45% lower.

1.92x

Ordinary

Trading (volume ratio)
2.77x
usual for PCE: 2.40x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.8800
15 minutes later
+0.80%
One hour later
−0.45%
range 2.95%, hour before 3.07%
ADA/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
0.8640
Close
0.9170
24h change
5.78%
24h high
0.9300
24h low
0.8230
24h volume
208.77M ADA

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 25 February 2022 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.5% for January 2022, against 0.6% in December 2021. Prices are still rising, but more slowly than before.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders, Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, Personal Income and Outlays and Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

How Cardano moved

Cardano was at $0.8800 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.8% higher, and an hour later 0.45% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.95% of its price, against 3.07% in the hour before.

Measured by Clometrix

Cardano's volatility ratio was 1.92x, against 1.90x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 2.77x, against a typical 2.40x. That is about what this release usually does. 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.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Cardano about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.92x across 18, against 1.88x across 52. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.92x compares with 1.88x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Cardano's median volatility ratio is 1.88x.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Cardano's usual price swing is 1.90x. This one was 1.01 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.90x. Thick line: this release, 1.92x.

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 0.88 0.877 0.877 -0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 165,185 ADA
5 minutes 0.888 0.877 0.888 0.90% 1.24% 0.68% 1.278M ADA
10 minutes 0.89 0.877 0.89 1.12% 1.46% 0.90% 2.967M ADA
15 minutes 0.895 0.877 0.887 0.79% 2.01% 1.24% 4.994M ADA
30 minutes 0.895 0.875 0.879 -0.11% 2.23% 1.81% 8.221M ADA
1 hour 0.895 0.869 0.876 -0.46% 2.91% 3.05% 13.341M ADA
2 hours 0.895 0.86 0.875 -0.57% 3.91% 5.08% 26.453M ADA
4 hours 0.895 0.86 0.879 -0.11% 3.91% 7.00% 40.516M ADA
6 hours 0.895 0.86 0.875 -0.57% 3.91% 7.11% 52.728M ADA
8 hours 0.895 0.824 0.879 6.03% 7.93% 4.97% 83.777M ADA
12 hours 0.93 0.86 0.917 4.03% 7.53% 7.11% 104.013M ADA

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 1.72x 2.03x Ordinary
Ethereum 1.19x 1.77x Quiet
XRP 2.01x 1.81x Ordinary
BNB 1.45x 1.75x Quiet
Solana 2.19x 1.57x Strong
Dogecoin 1.72x 1.52x Ordinary
TRON 1.39x 1.43x Quiet
Cardano 1.92x 1.90x Ordinary
Chainlink 1.45x 1.62x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.26x 1.69x Quiet
Hedera 1.66x 1.51x Ordinary
Avalanche 1.89x 1.55x Ordinary
Litecoin 1.64x 1.64x Ordinary
Shiba Inu 1.71x 1.75x Ordinary
Uniswap 1.23x 1.49x Quiet
Polkadot 1.58x 1.50x Ordinary
Aave 2.16x 1.58x Strong
NEAR Protocol 1.21x 1.43x Quiet
Internet Computer 0.85x 1.50x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.01x 1.60x Quiet
Filecoin 1.20x 1.51x Quiet

What is the Personal Consumption Expenditures?

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is a measure of the prices people in the United States pay for goods and services. PCE accounts for about two-thirds of domestic spending and is a significant driver of gross domestic product (GDP). An estimated total of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis as one way to measure and track changes in the prices of consumer goods over time.

Every PCE release for Cardano

Questions about this page

Is 1.92x a lot?

For a PCE release it is ordinary: the usual is 1.90x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next PCE do the same?

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

What is PCE, and why does the Fed watch it?

PCE is the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Federal Reserve measures its 2 percent inflation goal with the PCE price index. PCE, Core PCE and Personal Income are released together at 8:30 a.m. ET and share one reaction. Their median Bitcoin price swing since 2021 is 2.03x, which places them in Tier 2.

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Disclaimer

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