The release
Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 30 April 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. The Personal Income and Outlays came in at 0.6% for March 2026, against -0.1% in February 2026. Personal income is rising again, after a fall.
It arrived at the same moment as Personal Consumption Expenditures, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, Initial Jobless Claims, Continued Jobless Claims and Gross Domestic Product Report, 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 Personal Income release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.98x, against a typical 1.95x. 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 $2.410 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 0.41% of its price, against 1.24% in the hour before.
What made it matter
Since 2021, Personal Income releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Internet Computer less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.26x across 17, against 1.71x across 48. This one came out the day after the Federal Reserve's 29 April rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.00x compares with 1.71x for those, so it moved the price less than its circumstances would suggest.
How it compares
Across 65 Personal Income releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.50x. This one was 0.66 times the usual.
Thin line: Personal Income'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 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1,285 ICP |
| 5 minutes | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.41% | 2,364 ICP |
| 10 minutes | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.41% | 2,411 ICP |
| 15 minutes | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 0.41% | 0.41% | 9,779 ICP |
| 30 minutes | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.40 | -0.42% | 0.41% | 0.83% | 11,037 ICP |
| 1 hour | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 0.41% | 1.24% | 26,683 ICP |
| 2 hours | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 0.00% | 1.23% | 1.24% | 100,545 ICP |
| 4 hours | 2.43 | 2.38 | 2.39 | -0.84% | 2.06% | 1.24% | 270,965 ICP |
| 6 hours | 2.43 | 2.38 | 2.38 | -1.26% | 2.06% | 1.65% | 301,225 ICP |
| 8 hours | 2.43 | 2.38 | 2.39 | -0.42% | 2.06% | 2.07% | 402,669 ICP |
| 12 hours | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.38 | -1.26% | 2.47% | 2.48% | 415,622 ICP |
Every coin at this release
| Coin | Price swing | Usual for Personal Income | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 1.78x | 2.03x | Ordinary |
| Ethereum | 0.82x | 1.77x | Quiet |
| XRP | Not measured | 1.81x | - |
| BNB | 2.00x | 1.75x | Ordinary |
| Solana | 0.86x | 1.57x | Quiet |
| Dogecoin | 0.44x | 1.52x | Quiet |
| TRON | 1.00x | 1.43x | Quiet |
| Cardano | 1.00x | 1.90x | Quiet |
| Chainlink | 1.00x | 1.62x | Quiet |
| Sui | 1.03x | 1.53x | Quiet |
| Bitcoin Cash | 1.37x | 1.69x | Quiet |
| Hedera | 1.15x | 1.51x | Quiet |
| Avalanche | 1.00x | 1.55x | Quiet |
| Litecoin | 1.23x | 1.64x | Quiet |
| Gram | 0.00x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Shiba Inu | 1.00x | 1.75x | Quiet |
| Uniswap | 0.99x | 1.49x | Quiet |
| Polkadot | Not measured | 1.50x | - |
| Aave | 0.80x | 1.58x | Quiet |
| Bittensor | 1.25x | 1.68x | Quiet |
| NEAR Protocol | Not measured | 1.43x | - |
| Aptos | 0.00x | 1.73x | Quiet |
| Internet Computer | 1.00x | 1.50x | Quiet |
| POL (prev. MATIC) | 0.99x | 1.60x | Quiet |
| Filecoin | 1.00x | 1.51x | Quiet |
What is the Personal Income and Outlays?
Personal Income measures the change in the total value of income received from all sources by consumers. Income is closely correlated with consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity.Questions about this page
Is 1.00x a lot?
No. Under 1.5x the market barely noticed the release.
Will the next Personal Income do the same?
Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Internet Computer moved in after past Personal Income releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.
What is PCE, and why does the Fed watch it?
PCE is the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Federal Reserve measures its 2 percent inflation goal with the PCE price index. PCE, Core PCE and Personal Income are released together at 8:30 a.m. ET and share one reaction. Their median Bitcoin price swing since 2021 is 2.03x, which places them in Tier 2.
Disclaimer
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