How Polkadot reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 20 December 2024

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Polkadot's price swung 3.40 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.49 times is usual. An hour later the price was 4.37% higher.

3.40x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
6.61x
usual for PCE: 2.13x
Price at 8:30 AM
$6.400
15 minutes later
+4.22%
One hour later
+4.37%
range 5.16%, hour before 2.19%
DOT/USDT, 5 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
7.040
Close
7.340
24h change
4.09%
24h high
7.380
24h low
6.010
24h volume
22.657M DOT

Measured by Clometrix

Polkadot's volatility ratio was 3.40x, against 1.49x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 6.61x, against a typical 2.13x. That is more than twice 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.

How Polkadot moved

Polkadot was at $6.400 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 4.22% higher, and an hour later 4.37% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 5.16% of its price, against 2.19% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 20 December 2024 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.1% for November 2024, against 0.3% in October 2024. Prices are still rising, but more slowly than before.

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

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Polkadot about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.51x across 18, against 1.49x across 51. This one came out 2 days after the Federal Reserve's 18 December rate decision. Its own ratio of 3.40x compares with 1.49x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Polkadot's median volatility ratio is 1.49x.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Polkadot's usual price swing is 1.49x. This one was 2.28 times the usual.

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Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.49x. Thick line: this release, 3.40x.

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 6.54 6.39 6.54 2.14% 2.29% 0.62% 233,140 DOT
5 minutes 6.62 6.39 6.61 3.18% 3.47% 0.93% 509,816 DOT
10 minutes 6.67 6.39 6.61 3.18% 4.20% 1.09% 824,269 DOT
15 minutes 6.67 6.39 6.67 4.05% 4.20% 1.70% 994,057 DOT
30 minutes 6.70 6.39 6.68 4.19% 4.63% 2.15% 1.466M DOT
1 hour 6.72 6.39 6.68 4.19% 4.91% 2.15% 1.934M DOT
2 hours 6.90 6.39 6.88 6.98% 7.39% 7.68% 3.197M DOT
4 hours 7.07 6.39 7.07 9.48% 9.62% 8.80% 5.148M DOT
6 hours 7.21 6.39 7.19 10.99% 11.37% 15.11% 6.319M DOT
8 hours 7.07 6.01 7.07 8.20% 14.99% 11.95% 13.412M DOT
12 hours 7.38 6.39 7.34 12.81% 13.41% 17.45% 8.635M DOT

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 3.49x 2.06x Strong
Ethereum 3.29x 1.79x Strong
XRP 3.20x 1.70x Strong
BNB 3.12x 1.78x Strong
Solana 3.74x 1.58x Exceptional
Dogecoin 3.80x 1.51x Exceptional
TRON 3.64x 1.42x Exceptional
Cardano 4.30x 1.88x Exceptional
Chainlink 3.11x 1.61x Strong
Sui 5.96x 1.52x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 3.59x 1.67x Exceptional
Hedera 2.43x 1.48x Strong
Avalanche 3.72x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 3.24x 1.64x Strong
Gram 2.98x 1.29x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 3.24x 1.74x Strong
Uniswap 2.44x 1.48x Strong
Polkadot 3.40x 1.49x Exceptional
Aave 2.66x 1.57x Strong
Bittensor 3.86x 1.68x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 3.17x 1.37x Exceptional
Aptos 2.38x 1.70x Strong
Internet Computer 2.96x 1.50x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 3.29x 1.56x Exceptional
Filecoin 2.70x 1.50x Strong

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 Polkadot

Questions about this page

Is 3.40x a lot?

For a PCE release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.49x. 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 Polkadot moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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