The release
Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 9 April 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.4% for February 2026, against 0.3% in January 2026. Prices are rising faster than before.
It arrived at the same moment as Personal Income and Outlays, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, Initial Jobless Claims, Continued Jobless Claims and Gross Domestic Product Report, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.
Measured by Clometrix
Ethereum's volatility ratio was 1.00x, against 1.77x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.28x, against a typical 2.11x. 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 Ethereum moved
Ethereum was at $2,184.80 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was unchanged, and an hour later 0.28% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.57% of its price, against 0.56% in the hour before.
What made it matter
Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Ethereum about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.86x across 18, against 1.72x across 52. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.00x compares with 1.72x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.
What it means
Ethereum recorded a quiet reaction to the PCE release of 9 April 2026. Volatility reached only 1.00x against the 1.80x median for PCE prints since 2021, while volume stood at 1.28x versus the usual 2.15x. The market barely noticed the event. The price sat at $2,184.80 at the print, remained unchanged fifteen minutes later and fell 0.28 percent after one hour. The high-to-low range in the following hour measured 0.57 percent of price, little changed from 0.56 percent beforehand.
It fell nineteen days before the Federal Reserve's April decision and therefore outside the two-week window before a Fed decision that normally draws closer attention.
Since 2021, PCE releases within two weeks of a Fed meeting have produced a median volatility ratio of 1.86x across eighteen instances, compared with 1.77x across the remaining fifty-one prints. The 1.00x reading here therefore sat below even the non-Fed benchmark.
Traders observing the next PCE release may take the episode as evidence that clustered data do not automatically lift volatility when the underlying figures align closely with prior trends.
How it compares
Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Ethereum's usual price swing is 1.77x. This one was 0.56 times the usual.
Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.77x. Thick line: this release, 1.00x. 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 | 2186.83 | 2184.40 | 2185.18 | 0.02% | 0.11% | 0.04% | 348 ETH |
| 5 minutes | 2186.83 | 2180.68 | 2182.40 | -0.11% | 0.28% | 0.44% | 731 ETH |
| 10 minutes | 2186.83 | 2179.82 | 2180.26 | -0.21% | 0.32% | 0.56% | 1,297 ETH |
| 15 minutes | 2186.98 | 2179.32 | 2183.71 | -0.05% | 0.35% | 0.56% | 2,578 ETH |
| 30 minutes | 2186.98 | 2177.63 | 2183.34 | -0.07% | 0.43% | 0.56% | 4,009 ETH |
| 1 hour | 2186.98 | 2174.55 | 2178.60 | -0.28% | 0.57% | 0.56% | 7,387 ETH |
| 2 hours | 2186.98 | 2157.31 | 2163.11 | -1.00% | 1.36% | 1.00% | 26,019 ETH |
| 4 hours | 2229.40 | 2157.31 | 2209.71 | 1.13% | 3.23% | 1.07% | 80,317 ETH |
| 6 hours | 2229.40 | 2157.31 | 2209.14 | 1.10% | 3.23% | 1.07% | 113,182 ETH |
| 8 hours | 2229.40 | 2157.31 | 2209.71 | 1.34% | 3.23% | 1.23% | 114,782 ETH |
| 12 hours | 2246.00 | 2157.31 | 2189.84 | 0.23% | 3.95% | 1.62% | 182,185 ETH |
Every coin at this release
| Coin | Price swing | Usual for PCE | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 0.84x | 2.03x | Quiet |
| Ethereum | 1.00x | 1.77x | Quiet |
| XRP | 0.00x | 1.81x | Quiet |
| BNB | 1.28x | 1.75x | Quiet |
| Solana | 1.45x | 1.57x | Quiet |
| Dogecoin | 1.19x | 1.52x | Quiet |
| TRON | 3.33x | 1.43x | Exceptional |
| Cardano | 1.50x | 1.90x | Ordinary |
| Chainlink | 1.02x | 1.62x | Quiet |
| Sui | 1.05x | 1.53x | Quiet |
| Bitcoin Cash | 1.09x | 1.69x | Quiet |
| Hedera | 0.93x | 1.51x | Quiet |
| Avalanche | 1.23x | 1.55x | Quiet |
| Litecoin | 1.52x | 1.64x | Ordinary |
| Gram | 0.00x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Shiba Inu | 0.68x | 1.75x | Quiet |
| Uniswap | 1.00x | 1.49x | Quiet |
| Polkadot | 1.03x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| Aave | 0.94x | 1.58x | Quiet |
| Bittensor | 0.85x | 1.68x | Quiet |
| NEAR Protocol | 1.02x | 1.43x | Quiet |
| Aptos | 1.29x | 1.73x | Quiet |
| Internet Computer | 0.98x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| POL (prev. MATIC) | 1.25x | 1.60x | Quiet |
| Filecoin | 1.29x | 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.Questions about this page
Is 1.00x 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 Ethereum moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.
Disclaimer
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