How Aptos reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 30 April 2025

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Aptos's price swung 2.81 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.70 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.55% higher.

2.81x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
5.87x
usual for PCE: 2.60x
Price at 10:00 AM
$5.170
15 minutes later
+1.35%
One hour later
+1.55%
range 2.71%, hour before 2.90%
APT/USDT, 30 minutes candles around the release, 10:00 AM America/New York

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

Open
5.390
Close
5.410
24h change
0.37%
24h high
5.460
24h low
5.160
24h volume
3.243M APT

Measured by Clometrix

Aptos's volatility ratio was 2.81x, against 1.70x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 5.87x, against a typical 2.60x. 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 Aptos moved

Aptos was at $5.170 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 1.35% higher, and an hour later 1.55% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.71% of its price, against 2.9% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 30 April 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.0% for March 2025, against 0.4% in February 2025. Prices were flat.

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 Aptos about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.73x across 16, against 1.70x across 33. This one came out 7 days before the Federal Reserve's 7 May rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.81x compares with 1.73x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 49 PCE releases since 2021, Aptos's median volatility ratio is 1.70x.

How it compares

Across 49 PCE releases since 2021, Aptos's usual price swing is 1.70x. This one was 1.66 times the usual.

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Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.70x. Thick line: this release, 2.81x.

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 5.19 5.16 5.19 0.39% 0.58% 0.77% 31,619 APT
5 minutes 5.23 5.16 5.22 0.96% 1.34% 1.34% 80,563 APT
10 minutes 5.24 5.16 5.23 1.15% 1.53% 1.71% 107,179 APT
15 minutes 5.24 5.16 5.24 1.34% 1.53% 1.71% 143,008 APT
30 minutes 5.29 5.16 5.29 2.27% 2.46% 2.46% 259,067 APT
1 hour 5.30 5.16 5.25 1.52% 2.64% 2.82% 365,027 APT
2 hours 5.31 5.16 5.27 1.90% 2.82% 5.15% 527,589 APT
4 hours 5.36 5.16 5.34 3.18% 3.73% 5.32% 760,159 APT
6 hours 5.39 5.16 5.36 3.54% 4.27% 5.32% 1.07M APT
8 hours 5.45 5.16 5.34 -1.12% 5.32% 1.83% 1.75M APT
12 hours 5.44 5.16 5.41 4.44% 5.15% 5.49% 1.55M APT

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 3.84x 2.06x Strong
Ethereum 3.85x 1.79x Exceptional
XRP 4.19x 1.70x Exceptional
BNB 2.84x 1.78x Strong
Solana 2.25x 1.58x Strong
Dogecoin 3.58x 1.51x Exceptional
TRON 2.52x 1.42x Strong
Cardano 3.62x 1.88x Strong
Chainlink 3.15x 1.61x Strong
Sui 3.61x 1.52x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 3.50x 1.67x Exceptional
Hedera 4.20x 1.48x Exceptional
Avalanche 3.31x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 4.21x 1.64x Exceptional
Gram 5.08x 1.29x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 3.45x 1.74x Strong
Uniswap 3.15x 1.48x Exceptional
Polkadot 2.54x 1.49x Strong
Aave 3.11x 1.57x Strong
Bittensor 4.77x 1.68x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 4.13x 1.37x Exceptional
Aptos 2.81x 1.70x Strong
Internet Computer 3.09x 1.50x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 4.19x 1.56x Exceptional
Filecoin 4.07x 1.50x Exceptional

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 Aptos

Questions about this page

Is 2.81x a lot?

For a PCE release it is strong: the usual is 1.70x. 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 Aptos 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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