How Internet Computer reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 29 February 2024

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Internet Computer's price swung 2.56 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 1.45% higher.

2.56x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
5.21x
usual for PCE: 1.96x
Price at 8:30 AM
$13.080
15 minutes later
+0.92%
One hour later
+1.45%
range 2.14%, hour before 1.76%
ICP/USDT, 1 hour candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
13.070
Close
12.860
24h change
-1.63%
24h high
13.490
24h low
12.330
24h volume
4.646M ICP

Measured by Clometrix

Internet Computer's volatility ratio was 2.56x, against 1.50x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 5.21x, against a typical 1.96x. That is a strong reaction by this release's own standard. 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 $13.080 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.92% higher, and an hour later 1.45% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.14% of its price, against 1.76% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 29 February 2024 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.4% for January 2024, against 0.2% in December 2023. Prices are rising faster than before.

It arrived at the same moment as Personal Income and Outlays, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, Initial Jobless Claims and Continued Jobless Claims, 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 Internet Computer less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.38x across 18, against 1.71x across 48. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.56x compares with 1.71x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 66 PCE releases since 2021, Internet Computer's median volatility ratio is 1.50x.

How it compares

Across 66 PCE releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.50x. This one was 1.70 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.50x. Thick line: this release, 2.56x.

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 13.13 13.08 13.12 0.30% 0.38% 0.31% 1,806 ICP
5 minutes 13.19 13.08 13.18 0.76% 0.83% 0.53% 12,154 ICP
10 minutes 13.23 13.08 13.23 1.13% 1.13% 0.84% 22,700 ICP
15 minutes 13.35 13.07 13.20 0.91% 2.10% 0.99% 214,799 ICP
30 minutes 13.35 13.07 13.15 0.53% 2.10% 1.14% 250,274 ICP
1 hour 13.35 13.07 13.27 1.43% 2.10% 1.75% 334,924 ICP
2 hours 13.35 13.07 13.16 0.61% 2.10% 2.27% 518,746 ICP
4 hours 13.35 12.81 12.99 -0.69% 4.04% 2.63% 1.016M ICP
6 hours 13.35 12.81 13.13 0.38% 4.04% 4.60% 1.422M ICP
8 hours 13.35 12.81 12.99 -1.77% 4.04% 5.86% 1.799M ICP
12 hours 13.35 12.33 12.86 -1.71% 7.64% 5.86% 2.228M ICP

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 2.16x 2.06x Ordinary
Ethereum 1.68x 1.79x Ordinary
XRP 2.07x 1.70x Ordinary
BNB 1.62x 1.78x Ordinary
Solana 1.75x 1.58x Ordinary
Dogecoin 1.40x 1.51x Quiet
TRON 2.29x 1.42x Strong
Cardano 1.84x 1.88x Ordinary
Chainlink 2.73x 1.61x Strong
Sui 1.50x 1.52x Ordinary
Bitcoin Cash 2.47x 1.67x Strong
Hedera 1.25x 1.48x Quiet
Avalanche 2.21x 1.55x Strong
Litecoin 1.19x 1.64x Quiet
Shiba Inu 0.98x 1.74x Quiet
Uniswap 1.20x 1.48x Quiet
Polkadot 2.02x 1.49x Strong
Aave 1.85x 1.57x Ordinary
NEAR Protocol 1.98x 1.37x Strong
Aptos 0.86x 1.70x Quiet
Internet Computer 2.56x 1.50x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 2.00x 1.56x Ordinary
Filecoin 1.42x 1.50x 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 Internet Computer

Questions about this page

Is 2.56x a lot?

For a PCE release it is strong: the usual is 1.50x. 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 Internet Computer 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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