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

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Filecoin's price swung 1.20 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.51 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.95% lower.

1.20x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
2.59x
usual for PCE: 2.31x
Price at 8:30 AM
$18.930
15 minutes later
+0.21%
One hour later
−0.95%
range 1.85%, hour before 3.75%
FIL/USDT, 10 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
18.670
Close
19.230
24h change
2.91%
24h high
19.410
24h low
18.100
24h volume
2.26M FIL

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.

Measured by Clometrix

Filecoin's volatility ratio was 1.20x, against 1.51x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 2.59x, against a typical 2.31x. Under 1.5x is not a reaction at all: the market barely noticed this release. 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 Filecoin moved

Filecoin was at $18.930 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.21% higher, and an hour later 0.95% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.85% of its price, against 3.75% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Filecoin more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.67x across 18, against 1.42x across 52. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.20x compares with 1.42x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Filecoin's usual price swing is 1.51x. This one was 0.79 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.51x. Thick line: this release, 1.20x. Under 1.5x counts as no reaction at all.

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 18.93 18.90 18.90 -0.16% 0.16% 0.68% 1,467 FIL
5 minutes 19.03 18.89 19.01 0.42% 0.74% 0.68% 14,924 FIL
10 minutes 19.05 18.89 18.98 0.26% 0.84% 0.79% 40,405 FIL
15 minutes 19.05 18.89 18.97 0.21% 0.84% 1.00% 50,720 FIL
30 minutes 19.05 18.79 18.84 -0.48% 1.36% 1.42% 76,295 FIL
1 hour 19.05 18.70 18.75 -0.96% 1.84% 3.73% 113,640 FIL
2 hours 19.05 18.45 18.76 -0.91% 3.15% 3.73% 322,582 FIL
4 hours 19.05 18.45 18.71 -1.18% 3.15% 4.98% 513,969 FIL
6 hours 19.05 18.40 18.61 -1.72% 3.41% 5.04% 626,529 FIL
8 hours 19.06 18.11 18.71 3.21% 4.98% 3.67% 1.026M FIL
12 hours 19.41 18.40 19.23 1.56% 5.20% 5.04% 1.146M FIL

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 Filecoin

Questions about this page

Is 1.20x a lot?

No. Under 1.5x the market barely noticed the release.

Will the next PCE do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Filecoin 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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