How Litecoin reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 22 January 2026

The short answer

An ordinary reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Litecoin's price swung 1.85 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.64 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.44% higher.

1.85x

Ordinary

Trading (volume ratio)
3.30x
usual for PCE: 2.05x
Price at 10:00 AM
$67.74
15 minutes later
+0.18%
One hour later
+0.44%
range 1.68%, hour before 1.52%
LTC/USDT, 15 minutes candles around the release, 10:00 AM America/New York

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

Open
69.04
Close
69.04
24h change
0.00%
24h high
69.60
24h low
67.06
24h volume
406,550 LTC

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 22 January 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.2% for October 2025, against 0.3% in September 2025. Prices are still rising, but more slowly 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 Litecoin moved

Litecoin was at $67.74 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.18% higher, and an hour later 0.44% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.68% of its price, against 1.52% in the hour before.

Measured by Clometrix

Litecoin's volatility ratio was 1.85x, against 1.64x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.30x, against a typical 2.05x. 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 Litecoin more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.89x across 18, against 1.49x across 52. This one came out 6 days before the Federal Reserve's 28 January rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.85x compares with 1.89x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Litecoin's median volatility ratio is 1.64x.

How it compares

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Litecoin's usual price swing is 1.64x. This one was 1.13 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.64x. Thick line: this release, 1.85x.

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 67.78 67.54 67.78 0.06% 0.35% 0.12% 3,067 LTC
5 minutes 67.89 67.53 67.82 0.12% 0.53% 0.31% 6,095 LTC
10 minutes 67.97 67.53 67.89 0.22% 0.65% 0.37% 8,416 LTC
15 minutes 67.97 67.53 67.86 0.18% 0.65% 0.66% 9,592 LTC
30 minutes 67.97 67.22 67.30 -0.65% 1.10% 1.28% 16,921 LTC
1 hour 68.20 67.06 68.04 0.44% 1.67% 1.50% 39,934 LTC
2 hours 68.37 67.06 68.24 0.73% 1.92% 1.56% 59,048 LTC
4 hours 68.63 67.06 67.98 0.35% 2.29% 1.56% 104,154 LTC
6 hours 68.63 67.06 68.09 0.51% 2.29% 1.93% 130,199 LTC
8 hours 68.79 67.06 67.98 -1.07% 2.51% 1.83% 196,433 LTC
12 hours 69.60 67.06 69.04 1.88% 3.65% 2.24% 213,258 LTC

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 2.17x 2.06x Ordinary
Ethereum 1.86x 1.79x Ordinary
XRP 1.02x 1.70x Quiet
BNB 1.86x 1.78x Ordinary
Solana 1.78x 1.58x Ordinary
Dogecoin 1.51x 1.51x Ordinary
TRON 1.37x 1.42x Quiet
Cardano 1.84x 1.88x Ordinary
Chainlink 1.50x 1.61x Ordinary
Sui 1.02x 1.52x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.34x 1.67x Quiet
Hedera 1.17x 1.48x Quiet
Avalanche 1.23x 1.55x Quiet
Litecoin 1.85x 1.64x Ordinary
Gram 1.03x 1.29x Quiet
Shiba Inu 1.68x 1.74x Ordinary
Uniswap 1.02x 1.48x Quiet
Polkadot 1.01x 1.49x Quiet
Aave 1.42x 1.57x Quiet
Bittensor 1.18x 1.68x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 0.00x 1.37x Quiet
Aptos 1.02x 1.70x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.99x 1.50x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.30x 1.56x Quiet
Filecoin 1.02x 1.50x Quiet

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 Litecoin

Questions about this page

Is 1.85x a lot?

For a PCE release it is ordinary: the usual is 1.64x. 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 Litecoin 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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