How Avalanche reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 30 September 2022

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Avalanche's price swung 4.75 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.55 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.66% lower.

4.75x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
12.68x
usual for PCE: 2.37x
Price at 8:30 AM
$17.48
15 minutes later
−0.92%
One hour later
−1.66%
range 2.17%, hour before 1.32%
AVAX/USDT, 30 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
17.20
Close
17.20
24h change
0.00%
24h high
17.74
24h low
17.01
24h volume
1.93M AVAX

Measured by Clometrix

Avalanche's volatility ratio was 4.75x, against 1.55x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 12.68x, against a typical 2.37x. That is more than twice what this release usually does. 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 Avalanche moved

Avalanche was at $17.48 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.92% lower, and an hour later 1.66% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.17% of its price, against 1.32% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 30 September 2022 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for August 2022, against 0.0% in July 2022. Prices are rising again, after a fall.

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 Avalanche about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.55x across 18, against 1.61x across 52. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 4.75x compares with 1.61x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Avalanche's median volatility ratio is 1.55x.

How it compares

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Avalanche's usual price swing is 1.55x. This one was 3.07 times the usual.

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Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.55x. Thick line: this release, 4.75x.

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 17.48 17.10 17.21 -1.57% 2.17% 0.57% 68,306 AVAX
5 minutes 17.48 17.10 17.32 -0.92% 2.17% 0.86% 130,085 AVAX
10 minutes 17.48 17.10 17.21 -1.57% 2.17% 0.97% 148,699 AVAX
15 minutes 17.48 17.10 17.32 -0.92% 2.17% 1.03% 174,671 AVAX
30 minutes 17.48 17.10 17.29 -1.10% 2.17% 1.31% 215,926 AVAX
1 hour 17.48 17.10 17.19 -1.69% 2.17% 1.31% 259,090 AVAX
2 hours 17.48 17.10 17.36 -0.69% 2.17% 1.59% 400,909 AVAX
4 hours 17.74 17.10 17.48 0.00% 3.61% 1.76% 747,442 AVAX
6 hours 17.74 17.10 17.36 -0.69% 3.61% 1.88% 903,838 AVAX
8 hours 17.74 17.10 17.48 0.00% 3.61% 2.39% 987,770 AVAX
12 hours 17.74 17.01 17.20 -1.63% 4.11% 2.44% 1.255M AVAX

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 4.07x 2.06x Strong
Ethereum 4.68x 1.79x Exceptional
XRP 3.95x 1.70x Exceptional
BNB 3.34x 1.78x Strong
Solana 5.06x 1.58x Exceptional
Dogecoin 4.08x 1.51x Exceptional
TRON 5.31x 1.42x Exceptional
Cardano 4.13x 1.88x Exceptional
Chainlink 2.82x 1.61x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 4.62x 1.67x Exceptional
Hedera 2.35x 1.48x Strong
Avalanche 4.75x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 3.09x 1.64x Strong
Shiba Inu 3.25x 1.74x Strong
Uniswap 3.23x 1.48x Exceptional
Polkadot 3.60x 1.49x Exceptional
Aave 3.79x 1.57x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 7.00x 1.37x Exceptional
Internet Computer 2.72x 1.50x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 4.46x 1.56x Exceptional
Filecoin 4.43x 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 Avalanche

Questions about this page

Is 4.75x a lot?

For a PCE release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.55x. 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 Avalanche 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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