How Uniswap reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 28 April 2023

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Uniswap's price swung 2.98 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.48 times is usual. An hour later the price was unchanged.

2.98x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
4.45x
usual for PCE: 1.95x
Price at 8:30 AM
$5.510
15 minutes later
0.00%
One hour later
0.00%
range 0.73%, hour before 0.91%
UNI/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
5.540
Close
5.530
24h change
-0.18%
24h high
5.570
24h low
5.440
24h volume
565,178 UNI

Measured by Clometrix

Uniswap's volatility ratio was 2.98x, against 1.48x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 4.45x, against a typical 1.95x. 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 Uniswap moved

Uniswap was at $5.510 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was unchanged, and an hour later unchanged. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.73% of its price, against 0.91% in the hour before.

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.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Uniswap about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.50x across 18, against 1.37x across 52. This one came out 5 days before the Federal Reserve's 3 May rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.98x compares with 1.50x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Uniswap's median volatility ratio is 1.48x.

How it compares

Across 70 PCE releases since 2021, Uniswap's usual price swing is 1.48x. This one was 2.01 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.48x. Thick line: this release, 2.98x.

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 5.51 5.50 5.51 0.00% 0.18% 0.18% 1,693 UNI
5 minutes 5.53 5.50 5.50 -0.18% 0.54% 0.18% 12,023 UNI
10 minutes 5.53 5.50 5.51 0.00% 0.54% 0.36% 14,993 UNI
15 minutes 5.53 5.50 5.51 0.00% 0.54% 0.36% 18,798 UNI
30 minutes 5.53 5.49 5.49 -0.36% 0.72% 0.91% 29,390 UNI
1 hour 5.53 5.49 5.51 0.00% 0.72% 0.91% 40,438 UNI
2 hours 5.53 5.44 5.50 -0.18% 1.63% 1.08% 121,196 UNI
4 hours 5.53 5.44 5.48 -0.55% 1.63% 1.08% 189,667 UNI
6 hours 5.53 5.44 5.50 -0.18% 1.63% 1.44% 229,682 UNI
8 hours 5.53 5.44 5.48 -0.55% 1.63% 1.08% 291,027 UNI
12 hours 5.54 5.44 5.53 0.36% 1.81% 1.80% 317,211 UNI

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 Uniswap

Questions about this page

Is 2.98x a lot?

For a PCE release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.48x. 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 Uniswap 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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