How Polkadot reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 23 December 2022

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Polkadot's price swung 6.03 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.49 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.67% lower.

6.03x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
15.23x
usual for PCE: 2.13x
Price at 8:30 AM
$4.490
15 minutes later
+0.45%
One hour later
−0.67%
range 1.34%, hour before 0.67%
DOT/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
4.510
Close
4.480
24h change
-0.67%
24h high
4.550
24h low
4.450
24h volume
2.529M DOT

Measured by Clometrix

Polkadot's volatility ratio was 6.03x, against 1.49x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 15.23x, against a typical 2.13x. 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 Polkadot moved

Polkadot was at $4.490 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.45% higher, and an hour later 0.67% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.34% of its price, against 0.67% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 23 December 2022 at 8:30 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for November 2022, against 0.5% in October 2022. Prices are still rising, but more slowly than before.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders, Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, 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 Polkadot about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.51x across 18, against 1.49x across 51. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 6.03x compares with 1.49x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Polkadot's median volatility ratio is 1.49x.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, Polkadot's usual price swing is 1.49x. This one was 4.04 times the usual.

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Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.49x. Thick line: this release, 6.03x.

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 4.52 4.46 4.52 0.66% 1.33% 0.67% 87,613 DOT
5 minutes 4.52 4.46 4.48 -0.22% 1.33% 0.67% 175,909 DOT
10 minutes 4.52 4.46 4.50 0.22% 1.33% 0.67% 226,675 DOT
15 minutes 4.52 4.46 4.51 0.44% 1.33% 0.67% 256,986 DOT
30 minutes 4.52 4.46 4.49 0.00% 1.33% 0.67% 322,090 DOT
1 hour 4.52 4.46 4.46 -0.67% 1.33% 0.67% 388,664 DOT
2 hours 4.52 4.45 4.48 -0.22% 1.55% 0.88% 516,269 DOT
4 hours 4.52 4.45 4.49 0.00% 1.55% 1.10% 645,802 DOT
6 hours 4.52 4.45 4.49 0.00% 1.55% 1.10% 734,122 DOT
8 hours 4.53 4.45 4.49 -0.22% 1.77% 1.54% 1.072M DOT
12 hours 4.52 4.45 4.48 -0.22% 1.55% 1.54% 1.055M DOT

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 10.85x 2.03x Exceptional
Ethereum 11.77x 1.77x Exceptional
XRP 5.57x 1.81x Exceptional
BNB 7.26x 1.75x Exceptional
Solana 5.05x 1.57x Exceptional
Dogecoin 8.51x 1.52x Exceptional
TRON 6.59x 1.43x Exceptional
Cardano 4.43x 1.90x Exceptional
Chainlink 4.55x 1.62x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 8.05x 1.69x Exceptional
Hedera 3.99x 1.51x Exceptional
Avalanche 6.41x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 8.30x 1.64x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 7.56x 1.75x Exceptional
Uniswap 5.95x 1.49x Exceptional
Polkadot 6.03x 1.50x Exceptional
Aave 3.55x 1.58x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 2.01x 1.43x Strong
Aptos 5.03x 1.73x Exceptional
Internet Computer 4.93x 1.50x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 8.28x 1.60x Exceptional
Filecoin 5.05x 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 Polkadot

Questions about this page

Is 6.03x a lot?

For a PCE release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.49x. 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 Polkadot 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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