The release
Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 31 July 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for June 2025, against 0.2% in May 2025. 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.
Measured by Clometrix
Bitcoin's volatility ratio was 1.15x, against 2.03x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 0.78x, against a typical 2.52x. 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 Bitcoin moved
Bitcoin was at $118,541.64 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.11% lower, and an hour later 0.33% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.45% of its price, against 0.22% in the hour before.
What made it matter
Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Bitcoin more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 2.13x across 18, against 1.81x across 52. This one came out the day after the Federal Reserve's 30 July rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.15x compares with 1.81x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.
What it means
Bitcoin registered a quiet reaction to the 31 July 2025 PCE release. The price opened the window at $118,541.64, slipped 0.11 percent in the first fifteen minutes and 0.33 percent after one hour, and posted a high-to-low range of 0.45 percent compared with 0.22 percent in the preceding hour.
The print arrived bundled with Personal Income, Core PCE, and both jobless-claims series, so the measured response reflects the full cluster. It also landed the day after the Federal Reserve decision and 47 days before the next scheduled meeting.
Historically, PCE releases inside the two-week window before a policy decision have produced a median volatility ratio of 2.13x for Bitcoin, versus 1.81x at other times. The 1.15x outcome here fell short of even the broader 1.81x benchmark that applies to releases outside the two-week window before a policy decision.
Traders reviewing the record may note that proximity to a Federal Reserve decision has coincided with larger moves in the past, yet the same record shows that individual releases can still produce subdued volatility when the market has already absorbed the policy signal.
How it compares
Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Bitcoin's usual price swing is 2.03x. This one was 0.57 times the usual.
Thin line: PCE's usual, 2.03x. Thick line: this release, 1.15x. 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 | 118541.64 | 118514.43 | 118514.44 | -0.02% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 5 BTC |
| 5 minutes | 118541.64 | 118285.14 | 118400.00 | -0.12% | 0.22% | 0.14% | 65 BTC |
| 10 minutes | 118541.64 | 118285.14 | 118434.24 | -0.09% | 0.22% | 0.17% | 92 BTC |
| 15 minutes | 118541.64 | 118285.14 | 118407.67 | -0.11% | 0.22% | 0.17% | 113 BTC |
| 30 minutes | 118645.10 | 118285.14 | 118626.18 | 0.07% | 0.30% | 0.17% | 209 BTC |
| 1 hour | 118645.10 | 118108.28 | 118146.82 | -0.33% | 0.45% | 0.22% | 453 BTC |
| 2 hours | 118702.10 | 117807.35 | 117979.15 | -0.48% | 0.75% | 0.30% | 1,434 BTC |
| 4 hours | 118702.10 | 117807.35 | 118543.11 | 0.00% | 0.75% | 0.41% | 3,551 BTC |
| 6 hours | 118879.14 | 117400.00 | 117930.05 | -0.52% | 1.24% | 0.54% | 5,768 BTC |
| 8 hours | 118770.07 | 117807.35 | 118543.11 | -0.08% | 0.81% | 0.79% | 4,920 BTC |
| 12 hours | 118879.14 | 115308.55 | 115800.01 | -2.37% | 3.00% | 0.79% | 12,031 BTC |
Every coin at this release
| Coin | Price swing | Usual for PCE | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 1.15x | 2.03x | Quiet |
| Ethereum | 1.41x | 1.77x | Quiet |
| XRP | 1.98x | 1.81x | Ordinary |
| BNB | 1.04x | 1.75x | Quiet |
| Solana | 1.57x | 1.57x | Ordinary |
| Dogecoin | 1.28x | 1.52x | Quiet |
| TRON | 1.66x | 1.43x | Ordinary |
| Cardano | 1.29x | 1.90x | Quiet |
| Chainlink | 1.32x | 1.62x | Quiet |
| Sui | 1.92x | 1.53x | Ordinary |
| Bitcoin Cash | 0.66x | 1.69x | Quiet |
| Hedera | 1.73x | 1.51x | Ordinary |
| Avalanche | 1.53x | 1.55x | Ordinary |
| Litecoin | 0.64x | 1.64x | Quiet |
| Gram | 0.66x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Shiba Inu | 1.47x | 1.75x | Quiet |
| Uniswap | 1.75x | 1.49x | Ordinary |
| Polkadot | 1.49x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| Aave | 2.17x | 1.58x | Strong |
| Bittensor | 1.15x | 1.68x | Quiet |
| NEAR Protocol | 1.92x | 1.43x | Strong |
| Aptos | 1.45x | 1.73x | Quiet |
| Internet Computer | 1.34x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| POL (prev. MATIC) | 1.63x | 1.60x | Ordinary |
| Filecoin | 1.97x | 1.51x | Strong |
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.Questions about this page
Is 1.15x 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 Bitcoin 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.
Disclaimer
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