How Hedera reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 31 March 2023

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Hedera's price swung 1.00 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.51 times is usual. An hour later the price was 4.23% higher.

1.00x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
0.79x
usual for PCE: 1.80x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.070900
15 minutes later
−0.28%
One hour later
+4.23%
range 5.64%, hour before 1.55%
HBAR/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
0.067200
Close
0.074500
24h change
9.80%
24h high
0.076800
24h low
0.066700
24h volume
592.414M HBAR

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 31 March 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for February 2023, against 0.5% in January 2023. 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.

Measured by Clometrix

Hedera's volatility ratio was 1.00x, against 1.51x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 0.79x, against a typical 1.80x. 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 Hedera moved

Hedera was at $0.070900 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.28% lower, and an hour later 4.23% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 5.64% of its price, against 1.55% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Hedera about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.41x across 18, against 1.51x across 52. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.00x compares with 1.51x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Hedera's usual price swing is 1.51x. This one was 0.66 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.51x. 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 0.0713 0.0708 0.0712 0.42% 0.70% 0.28% 367,947 HBAR
5 minutes 0.0713 0.0708 0.0708 -0.14% 0.70% 0.56% 1.241M HBAR
10 minutes 0.0713 0.0704 0.0704 -0.71% 1.26% 0.70% 2.637M HBAR
15 minutes 0.0713 0.0704 0.0707 -0.28% 1.26% 1.26% 3.625M HBAR
30 minutes 0.0713 0.0704 0.0708 -0.14% 1.26% 1.54% 6.897M HBAR
1 hour 0.0744 0.0704 0.0739 4.06% 5.38% 1.54% 28.833M HBAR
2 hours 0.075 0.0704 0.0724 2.07% 6.13% 3.35% 71.936M HBAR
4 hours 0.075 0.0704 0.0715 0.84% 6.13% 3.91% 98.233M HBAR
6 hours 0.075 0.0704 0.0728 2.61% 6.13% 4.61% 122.935M HBAR
8 hours 0.075 0.0688 0.0715 2.10% 8.27% 11.07% 168.424M HBAR
12 hours 0.0768 0.0704 0.0745 4.83% 8.33% 11.07% 266.009M HBAR

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 3.65x 2.03x Strong
Ethereum 4.87x 1.77x Exceptional
XRP 1.94x 1.81x Ordinary
BNB 3.01x 1.75x Strong
Solana 3.43x 1.57x Exceptional
Dogecoin 2.80x 1.52x Strong
TRON 1.40x 1.43x Quiet
Cardano 1.91x 1.90x Ordinary
Chainlink 2.80x 1.62x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 4.81x 1.69x Exceptional
Hedera 1.00x 1.51x Quiet
Avalanche 3.19x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 3.90x 1.64x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 1.77x 1.75x Ordinary
Uniswap 7.61x 1.49x Exceptional
Polkadot 3.49x 1.50x Exceptional
Aave 2.36x 1.58x Strong
NEAR Protocol 2.06x 1.43x Strong
Aptos 1.70x 1.73x Ordinary
Internet Computer 2.45x 1.50x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) Not measured 1.60x -
Filecoin 3.49x 1.51x 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 Hedera

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 Hedera moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

More questions · Glossary

Disclaimer

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