How Internet Computer reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 28 April 2023

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Internet Computer's price swung 1.00 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.50 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.17% lower.

1.00x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
2.48x
usual for PCE: 1.96x
Price at 8:30 AM
$6.010
15 minutes later
+0.33%
One hour later
−0.17%
range 1.50%, hour before 1.50%
ICP/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
5.710
Close
6.090
24h change
6.24%
24h high
6.160
24h low
5.670
24h volume
4.39M ICP

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 28 April 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.1% for March 2023, against 0.3% in February 2023. 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.

Measured by Clometrix

Internet Computer's volatility ratio was 1.00x, against 1.50x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 2.48x, against a typical 1.96x. 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 Internet Computer moved

Internet Computer was at $6.010 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.33% higher, and an hour later 0.17% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.5% of its price, against 1.5% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Internet Computer less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.38x across 18, against 1.71x across 48. This one came out 5 days before the Federal Reserve's 3 May rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.00x compares with 1.38x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 66 PCE releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.50x. This one was 0.66 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.50x. Thick line: this release, 1.00x. 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 6.02 6.01 6.01 0.00% 0.17% 0.17% 8,553 ICP
5 minutes 6.05 6.00 6.02 0.17% 0.83% 0.33% 40,946 ICP
10 minutes 6.05 6.00 6.04 0.50% 0.83% 0.66% 56,010 ICP
15 minutes 6.05 6.00 6.03 0.33% 0.83% 0.66% 74,401 ICP
30 minutes 6.05 5.96 5.98 -0.50% 1.49% 1.16% 128,140 ICP
1 hour 6.05 5.96 6.00 -0.17% 1.49% 1.49% 202,548 ICP
2 hours 6.10 5.89 6.05 0.66% 3.44% 1.65% 590,233 ICP
4 hours 6.13 5.89 5.99 -0.33% 3.92% 3.41% 1.068M ICP
6 hours 6.13 5.87 5.90 -1.86% 4.24% 5.52% 1.31M ICP
8 hours 6.15 5.89 5.99 -2.17% 4.23% 7.95% 2.067M ICP
12 hours 6.14 5.87 6.09 1.31% 4.40% 7.95% 2.03M ICP

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 2.95x 2.06x Strong
Ethereum 2.93x 1.79x Strong
XRP 1.50x 1.70x Ordinary
BNB 2.00x 1.78x Ordinary
Solana 1.63x 1.58x Ordinary
Dogecoin 2.54x 1.51x Strong
TRON 2.37x 1.42x Strong
Cardano 2.70x 1.88x Strong
Chainlink 1.99x 1.61x Ordinary
Bitcoin Cash 2.31x 1.67x Strong
Hedera 2.00x 1.48x Strong
Avalanche 2.35x 1.55x Strong
Litecoin 2.58x 1.64x Strong
Shiba Inu 2.01x 1.74x Ordinary
Uniswap 2.98x 1.48x Exceptional
Polkadot 2.02x 1.49x Strong
Aave 1.68x 1.57x Ordinary
NEAR Protocol 1.01x 1.37x Quiet
Aptos 2.00x 1.70x Ordinary
Internet Computer 1.00x 1.50x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 3.45x 1.56x Exceptional
Filecoin 2.01x 1.50x 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.

Every PCE release for Internet Computer

Questions about this page

Is 1.00x 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 Internet Computer 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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