How NEAR Protocol 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, NEAR Protocol's price swung 2.00 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.43 times is usual. An hour later the price was 1.08% lower.

2.00x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
3.72x
usual for PCE: 1.95x
Price at 8:30 AM
$1.860
15 minutes later
−0.54%
One hour later
−1.08%
range 1.61%, hour before 1.61%
NEAR/USDT, 10 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
1.870
Close
1.880
24h change
0.53%
24h high
1.910
24h low
1.810
24h volume
12.292M NEAR

Measured by Clometrix

NEAR Protocol's volatility ratio was 2.00x, against 1.43x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.72x, against a typical 1.95x. 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 NEAR Protocol moved

NEAR Protocol was at $1.860 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.54% lower, and an hour later 1.08% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.61% of its price, against 1.61% 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 NEAR Protocol less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.02x across 18, against 1.52x across 49. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.00x compares with 1.52x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 67 PCE releases since 2021, NEAR Protocol's median volatility ratio is 1.37x.

How it compares

Across 66 PCE releases since 2021, NEAR Protocol's usual price swing is 1.43x. This one was 1.40 times the usual.

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Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.43x. Thick line: this release, 2.00x.

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 1.86 1.84 1.85 -0.54% 1.08% 0.53% 200,252 NEAR
5 minutes 1.86 1.84 1.85 -0.54% 1.08% 0.53% 304,282 NEAR
10 minutes 1.86 1.84 1.85 -0.54% 1.08% 1.07% 343,341 NEAR
15 minutes 1.86 1.84 1.85 -0.54% 1.08% 1.60% 370,068 NEAR
30 minutes 1.86 1.84 1.85 -0.54% 1.08% 1.60% 435,820 NEAR
1 hour 1.86 1.83 1.84 -1.09% 1.61% 1.60% 770,189 NEAR
2 hours 1.86 1.83 1.84 -1.09% 1.61% 2.13% 2.055M NEAR
4 hours 1.86 1.81 1.82 -2.20% 2.69% 2.13% 3.299M NEAR
6 hours 1.86 1.81 1.83 -1.64% 2.69% 2.13% 4.154M NEAR
8 hours 1.88 1.81 1.82 -2.20% 3.72% 3.14% 4.881M NEAR
12 hours 1.91 1.81 1.88 1.06% 5.24% 3.66% 7.933M NEAR

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 3.94x 2.03x Strong
Ethereum 3.27x 1.77x Strong
XRP 2.01x 1.81x Ordinary
BNB 3.15x 1.75x Strong
Solana 3.18x 1.57x Exceptional
Dogecoin 3.07x 1.52x Exceptional
TRON 1.50x 1.43x Ordinary
Cardano 3.11x 1.90x Strong
Chainlink 3.60x 1.62x Exceptional
Sui 3.19x 1.53x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 2.58x 1.69x Strong
Hedera 2.68x 1.51x Strong
Avalanche 3.69x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 2.95x 1.64x Strong
Gram 1.01x 1.32x Quiet
Shiba Inu 2.35x 1.75x Strong
Uniswap 2.34x 1.49x Strong
Polkadot 2.43x 1.50x Strong
Aave 2.38x 1.58x Strong
Bittensor 2.38x 1.68x Strong
NEAR Protocol 2.00x 1.43x Strong
Aptos 2.66x 1.73x Strong
Internet Computer 3.97x 1.50x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.07x 1.60x Quiet
Filecoin 3.07x 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 NEAR Protocol

Questions about this page

Is 2.00x a lot?

For a PCE release it is strong: the usual is 1.43x. 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 NEAR Protocol 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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