How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 31 January 2020

The short answer

An ordinary reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 1.76 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.60 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.17% higher.

1.76x

Ordinary

Trading (volume ratio)
2.11x
usual for PCE: 2.13x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.0179
15 minutes later
+1.06%
One hour later
+0.17%
range 1.23%, hour before 3.46%
POL/USDT, 1 minute candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
0.0185
Close
0.0181
24h change
-2.10%
24h high
0.0187
24h low
0.0177
24h volume
286.766M POL

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 31 January 2020 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for December 2019, against 0.1% in November 2019. Prices are rising faster 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.

How POL (prev. MATIC) moved

POL (prev. MATIC) was at $0.0179 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 1.06% higher, and an hour later 0.17% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.23% of its price, against 3.46% in the hour before.

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 1.76x, against 1.60x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 2.11x, against a typical 2.13x. That is about 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.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved POL (prev. MATIC) more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.93x across 17, against 1.51x across 51. This one came out 2 days after the Federal Reserve's 29 January rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.76x compares with 1.51x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 68 PCE releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s median volatility ratio is 1.60x.

How it compares

Across 68 PCE releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.60x. This one was 1.10 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.60x. Thick line: this release, 1.76x.

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 0.01793 0.01793 0.01793 0.00% 0.00% 0.22% 7,926 POL
5 minutes 0.01796 0.01793 0.01796 0.17% 0.17% 0.56% 482,220 POL
10 minutes 0.01806 0.01793 0.01806 0.72% 0.72% 0.78% 1.656M POL
15 minutes 0.01814 0.01793 0.01812 1.05% 1.16% 1.72% 4.865M POL
30 minutes 0.01814 0.01793 0.01805 0.66% 1.16% 1.78% 7.276M POL
1 hour 0.01815 0.01793 0.01796 0.17% 1.21% 3.39% 13.069M POL
2 hours 0.01815 0.01785 0.0181 0.94% 1.65% 5.30% 20.923M POL
4 hours 0.01834 0.01785 0.01827 1.86% 2.67% 5.45% 41.408M POL
6 hours 0.01834 0.01785 0.01811 0.99% 2.67% 5.45% 48.781M POL
8 hours 0.01871 0.01769 0.01827 -0.60% 5.45% 3.85% 130.264M POL
12 hours 0.01834 0.0178 0.0181 0.94% 2.94% 5.45% 87.47M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 0.89x 2.03x Quiet
Ethereum 1.58x 1.77x Ordinary
XRP 1.33x 1.81x Quiet
BNB 2.70x 1.75x Strong
Dogecoin 1.83x 1.52x Ordinary
TRON 1.25x 1.43x Quiet
Cardano 2.49x 1.90x Strong
Chainlink 4.04x 1.62x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 1.72x 1.69x Ordinary
Hedera 1.16x 1.51x Quiet
Litecoin 1.47x 1.64x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.76x 1.60x Ordinary

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 POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 1.76x a lot?

For a PCE release it is ordinary: the usual is 1.60x. 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 POL (prev. MATIC) moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

What is PCE, and why does the Fed watch it?

PCE is the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Federal Reserve measures its 2 percent inflation goal with the PCE price index. PCE, Core PCE and Personal Income are released together at 8:30 a.m. ET and share one reaction. Their median Bitcoin price swing since 2021 is 2.03x, which places them in Tier 2.

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Disclaimer

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