How Aptos reacted to the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services on 5 January 2023

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Aptos's price swung 2.02 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Balance of Trade release, 1.19 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.80% lower.

2.02x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
3.20x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.48x
Price at 8:30 AM
$3.730
15 minutes later
0.00%
One hour later
−0.80%
range 2.14%, hour before 0.80%
APT/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
3.780
Close
3.760
24h change
-0.53%
24h high
3.820
24h low
3.650
24h volume
5.604M APT

Measured by Clometrix

Aptos's volatility ratio was 2.02x, against 1.19x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.20x, against a typical 1.48x. That is a strong reaction by this release's own standard. 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 Aptos moved

Aptos was at $3.730 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was unchanged, and an hour later 0.8% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.14% of its price, against 0.8% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis on 5 January 2023 at 8:30 AM EST. The deficit narrowed to $62.8B for November 2022, from $74.8B (The International Trade Balance in Goods and Services).

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

What made it matter

Since 2021, Balance of Trade releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Aptos about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.18x across 17, against 1.21x across 31. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision. Its own ratio of 2.02x compares with 1.21x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 48 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Aptos's median volatility ratio is 1.19x.

How it compares

Across 48 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Aptos's usual price swing is 1.19x. This one was 1.69 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.19x. Thick line: this release, 2.02x.

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 3.74 3.73 3.74 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 23,833 APT
5 minutes 3.75 3.73 3.73 0.00% 0.53% 0.27% 59,077 APT
10 minutes 3.75 3.71 3.72 -0.27% 1.07% 0.27% 105,083 APT
15 minutes 3.75 3.71 3.73 0.00% 1.07% 0.80% 132,422 APT
30 minutes 3.75 3.71 3.72 -0.27% 1.07% 0.80% 195,422 APT
1 hour 3.75 3.67 3.70 -0.81% 2.13% 0.80% 613,439 APT
2 hours 3.75 3.65 3.73 0.00% 2.67% 0.80% 1.326M APT
4 hours 3.75 3.65 3.69 -1.08% 2.67% 1.60% 1.712M APT
6 hours 3.75 3.65 3.72 -0.27% 2.67% 1.86% 2.145M APT
8 hours 3.76 3.65 3.69 -1.08% 2.93% 2.62% 2.651M APT
12 hours 3.80 3.65 3.76 0.80% 3.95% 3.14% 3.257M APT

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Balance of Trade Reaction
Bitcoin 2.91x 1.10x Exceptional
Ethereum 3.13x 1.25x Exceptional
XRP 3.02x 1.07x Exceptional
BNB 2.19x 1.08x Exceptional
Solana 1.21x 1.17x Quiet
Dogecoin 3.95x 1.15x Exceptional
TRON 1.29x 1.12x Quiet
Cardano 2.01x 1.10x Strong
Chainlink 2.03x 1.12x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 4.50x 1.18x Exceptional
Hedera 2.02x 1.09x Strong
Avalanche 2.23x 1.01x Exceptional
Litecoin 4.06x 1.26x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 2.75x 1.04x Exceptional
Uniswap 1.53x 1.18x Ordinary
Polkadot 3.01x 1.03x Exceptional
Aave 2.00x 1.13x Strong
NEAR Protocol 2.01x 1.07x Strong
Aptos 2.02x 1.19x Strong
Internet Computer 3.00x 1.07x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 3.12x 1.03x Exceptional
Filecoin 2.05x 1.01x Exceptional

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 Aptos

Questions about this page

Is 2.02x a lot?

For a Balance of Trade release it is strong: the usual is 1.19x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next Balance of Trade do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range Aptos 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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