How Internet Computer reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 31 January 2025

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Internet Computer's price swung 1.31 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.50 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.11% lower.

1.31x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
1.45x
usual for PCE: 1.95x
Price at 8:30 AM
$9.400
15 minutes later
−0.11%
One hour later
−0.11%
range 1.06%, hour before 1.60%
ICP/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
9.300
Close
9.340
24h change
0.43%
24h high
9.760
24h low
9.000
24h volume
2.25M ICP

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 31 January 2025 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for December 2024, against 0.1% in November 2024. Prices are rising faster 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.

Measured by Clometrix

Internet Computer's volatility ratio was 1.31x, against 1.50x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.45x, against a typical 1.95x. 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 Internet Computer moved

Internet Computer was at $9.400 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.11% lower, and an hour later 0.11% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.06% of its price, against 1.6% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Internet Computer less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.38x across 18, against 1.71x across 48. This one came out 2 days after the Federal Reserve's 29 January rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.31x compares with 1.71x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 65 PCE releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.50x. This one was 0.87 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.50x. Thick line: this release, 1.31x. 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 9.43 9.39 9.42 0.21% 0.42% 0.11% 1,382 ICP
5 minutes 9.43 9.35 9.36 -0.43% 0.85% 0.42% 14,349 ICP
10 minutes 9.43 9.34 9.39 -0.11% 0.95% 0.53% 21,493 ICP
15 minutes 9.43 9.34 9.39 -0.11% 0.95% 0.53% 25,783 ICP
30 minutes 9.43 9.34 9.37 -0.32% 0.95% 0.85% 39,065 ICP
1 hour 9.44 9.34 9.39 -0.11% 1.06% 1.59% 92,941 ICP
2 hours 9.45 9.31 9.43 0.32% 1.48% 1.80% 170,904 ICP
4 hours 9.76 9.31 9.48 0.84% 4.61% 3.49% 695,796 ICP
6 hours 9.76 9.20 9.25 -1.62% 5.74% 3.70% 949,688 ICP
8 hours 9.76 9.12 9.48 3.38% 6.56% 4.05% 1.024M ICP
12 hours 9.76 9.15 9.34 -0.64% 6.25% 4.76% 1.318M ICP

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 1.46x 2.03x Quiet
Ethereum 1.21x 1.77x Quiet
XRP 1.99x 1.81x Ordinary
BNB 1.22x 1.75x Quiet
Solana 1.50x 1.57x Ordinary
Dogecoin 1.93x 1.52x Ordinary
TRON 0.84x 1.43x Quiet
Cardano 1.98x 1.90x Ordinary
Chainlink 1.72x 1.62x Ordinary
Sui 1.30x 1.53x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.59x 1.69x Ordinary
Hedera 1.41x 1.51x Quiet
Avalanche 1.24x 1.55x Quiet
Litecoin 1.13x 1.64x Quiet
Gram 1.50x 1.32x Ordinary
Shiba Inu 2.27x 1.75x Ordinary
Uniswap 1.95x 1.49x Strong
Polkadot 0.97x 1.50x Quiet
Aave 1.21x 1.58x Quiet
Bittensor 0.97x 1.68x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 1.64x 1.43x Ordinary
Aptos 1.30x 1.73x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.31x 1.50x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.55x 1.60x Ordinary
Filecoin 1.65x 1.51x Ordinary

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 Internet Computer

Questions about this page

Is 1.31x 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 Internet Computer 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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