How BNB reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 26 August 2026

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, BNB's price swung 3.15 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.82 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.89% lower.

3.15x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
2.66x
usual for PCE: 2.19x
Price at 8:30 AM
$703.80
15 minutes later
−0.45%
One hour later
−0.89%
range 0.97%, hour before 0.67%
BNB/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
693.58
Close
704.72
24h change
1.58%
24h high
708.39
24h low
691.56
24h volume
138,526 BNB

Measured by Clometrix

BNB's volatility ratio was 3.15x, against 1.82x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 2.66x, against a typical 2.19x. That is a strong reaction by this release's own standard. 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 BNB moved

BNB was at $703.80 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.45% lower, and an hour later 0.89% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.97% of its price, against 0.67% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 26 August 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.2% for July 2026, against -0.1% in June 2026. Prices are rising again, after a fall.

It arrived at the same moment as Durable Goods Orders, Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation, Gross Domestic Product Report, 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 BNB about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.86x across 18, against 1.62x across 51. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 3.15x compares with 1.62x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, BNB's median volatility ratio is 1.82x.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, BNB's usual price swing is 1.82x. This one was 1.73 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.82x. Thick line: this release, 3.15x.

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 703.81 697.82 701.18 -0.37% 0.85% 0.09% 1,626 BNB
5 minutes 703.81 697.82 701.00 -0.40% 0.85% 0.15% 2,139 BNB
10 minutes 703.81 697.82 699.98 -0.55% 0.85% 0.31% 2,393 BNB
15 minutes 703.81 697.82 700.61 -0.46% 0.85% 0.37% 2,947 BNB
30 minutes 703.81 697.82 701.57 -0.32% 0.85% 0.40% 4,340 BNB
1 hour 703.81 697.00 697.55 -0.90% 0.97% 0.67% 8,599 BNB
2 hours 703.81 697.00 699.01 -0.69% 0.97% 1.54% 18,308 BNB
4 hours 703.81 692.10 696.58 -1.04% 1.66% 1.95% 34,516 BNB
6 hours 703.81 692.10 698.01 -0.83% 1.66% 1.95% 43,791 BNB
8 hours 708.06 692.10 696.58 -0.29% 2.25% 1.23% 71,279 BNB
12 hours 708.39 692.10 704.72 0.13% 2.30% 2.33% 69,879 BNB

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 3.94x 2.06x Strong
Ethereum 3.27x 1.79x Strong
XRP 2.01x 1.70x Ordinary
BNB 3.15x 1.78x Strong
Solana 3.18x 1.58x Exceptional
Dogecoin 3.07x 1.51x Exceptional
TRON 1.50x 1.42x Ordinary
Cardano 3.11x 1.88x Strong
Chainlink 3.60x 1.61x Exceptional
Sui 3.19x 1.52x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 2.58x 1.67x Strong
Hedera 2.68x 1.48x Strong
Avalanche 3.69x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 2.95x 1.64x Strong
Gram 1.01x 1.29x Quiet
Shiba Inu 2.35x 1.74x Strong
Uniswap 2.34x 1.48x Strong
Polkadot 2.43x 1.49x Strong
Aave 2.38x 1.57x Strong
Bittensor 2.38x 1.68x Strong
NEAR Protocol 2.00x 1.37x Strong
Aptos 2.66x 1.70x Strong
Internet Computer 3.97x 1.50x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.07x 1.56x Quiet
Filecoin 3.07x 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 BNB

Questions about this page

Is 3.15x a lot?

For a PCE release it is strong: the usual is 1.82x. 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 BNB moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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