How Hedera reacted to the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services on 8 October 2024

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Hedera's price swung 1.34 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Balance of Trade release, 1.09 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.57% lower.

1.34x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
1.30x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.10x
Price at 8:30 AM
$0.052400
15 minutes later
−0.57%
One hour later
−0.57%
range 1.34%, hour before 0.76%
HBAR/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
0.052600
Close
0.052500
24h change
-0.19%
24h high
0.053300
24h low
0.051300
24h volume
152.47M HBAR

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis on 8 October 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT. The deficit narrowed to $71.2B for August 2024, from $78.6B (The International Trade Balance in Goods and Services).

It arrived at the same moment as International Imports in Goods and Services and International Exports in Goods and Services, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

Measured by Clometrix

Hedera's volatility ratio was 1.34x, against 1.09x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.30x, against a typical 1.10x. 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 Hedera moved

Hedera was at $0.052400 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.57% lower, and an hour later 0.57% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.34% of its price, against 0.76% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Balance of Trade releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Hedera less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 0.98x across 23, against 1.23x across 47. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 1.34x compares with 1.23x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 70 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Hedera's usual price swing is 1.09x. This one was 1.23 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.09x. Thick line: this release, 1.34x. 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 0.0524 0.0524 0.0524 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 343,129 HBAR
5 minutes 0.0525 0.0524 0.0524 0.00% 0.19% 0.38% 411,779 HBAR
10 minutes 0.0525 0.0522 0.0523 -0.19% 0.57% 0.38% 1.472M HBAR
15 minutes 0.0525 0.0521 0.0521 -0.58% 0.76% 0.38% 1.868M HBAR
30 minutes 0.0525 0.0521 0.0521 -0.58% 0.76% 0.76% 3.985M HBAR
1 hour 0.0525 0.0518 0.0521 -0.58% 1.33% 0.76% 9.179M HBAR
2 hours 0.053 0.0518 0.0521 -0.58% 2.26% 0.95% 20.626M HBAR
4 hours 0.053 0.0513 0.052 -0.77% 3.21% 1.52% 44.396M HBAR
6 hours 0.053 0.0513 0.0525 0.19% 3.21% 1.90% 60.211M HBAR
8 hours 0.053 0.0513 0.052 -0.19% 3.21% 3.00% 61.721M HBAR
12 hours 0.053 0.0513 0.0525 0.19% 3.21% 3.00% 90.226M HBAR

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Balance of Trade Reaction
Bitcoin 1.22x 1.10x Quiet
Ethereum 1.37x 1.25x Quiet
XRP 1.46x 1.07x Quiet
BNB 0.68x 1.08x Quiet
Solana 1.09x 1.17x Quiet
Dogecoin 1.66x 1.15x Strong
TRON 1.00x 1.12x Quiet
Cardano 1.51x 1.10x Strong
Chainlink 1.18x 1.12x Quiet
Sui 1.00x 1.05x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.01x 1.18x Quiet
Hedera 1.34x 1.09x Quiet
Avalanche 1.54x 1.01x Strong
Litecoin 1.21x 1.26x Quiet
Gram 2.50x 1.01x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 1.57x 1.04x Strong
Uniswap 1.27x 1.18x Quiet
Polkadot 1.00x 1.03x Quiet
Aave 1.45x 1.13x Quiet
Bittensor 0.83x 1.18x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 1.64x 1.07x Strong
Aptos 1.53x 1.19x Ordinary
Internet Computer 1.61x 1.07x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.21x 1.03x Quiet
Filecoin 1.50x 1.01x Quiet

What is the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services?

The balance of trade (BOT) measures economic transactions between a nation and its trading partners, showing the difference between the value of a country's imports and exports for a given period. The BEA and Census Bureau reports on the U.S. balance of payments (BOP), covering goods and services that move in and out of the country. Economists use this information to gauge the relative strength of a country's economy. When exports are higher than imports, it tends to boost GDP. In the opposite scenario, it creates a trade deficit.

Every Balance of Trade release for Hedera

Questions about this page

Is 1.34x a lot?

No. Under 1.5x the market barely noticed the release.

Will the next Balance of Trade do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Hedera moved in after past Balance of Trade releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

More questions · Glossary

Disclaimer

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