How Internet Computer reacted to the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services on 4 September 2024

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Internet Computer's price swung 1.75 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Balance of Trade release, 1.07 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.14% lower.

1.75x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
1.32x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.29x
Price at 8:30 AM
$7.210
15 minutes later
+0.42%
One hour later
−0.14%
range 1.11%, hour before 1.11%
ICP/USDT, 1 minute candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

The dashed orange line is the release. Chart data from Binance.

Open
7.190
Close
7.610
24h change
5.52%
24h high
7.760
24h low
6.900
24h volume
1.879M ICP

Measured by Clometrix

Internet Computer's volatility ratio was 1.75x, against 1.07x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.32x, against a typical 1.29x. 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 Internet Computer moved

Internet Computer was at $7.210 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.42% higher, and an hour later 0.14% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.11% of its price, against 1.11% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis on 4 September 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT. The deficit widened to $78.6B for July 2024, from $73.9B (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.

What made it matter

Since 2021, Balance of Trade releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved Internet Computer less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.04x across 22, against 1.22x across 43. This one came out 14 days before the Federal Reserve's 18 September rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.75x compares with 1.04x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 65 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Internet Computer's median volatility ratio is 1.07x.

How it compares

Across 65 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Internet Computer's usual price swing is 1.07x. This one was 1.64 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.07x. Thick line: this release, 1.75x.

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 7.21 7.20 7.20 -0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 955 ICP
5 minutes 7.21 7.17 7.18 -0.42% 0.55% 0.14% 3,382 ICP
10 minutes 7.21 7.17 7.19 -0.28% 0.55% 0.42% 7,076 ICP
15 minutes 7.24 7.17 7.24 0.41% 0.97% 0.42% 15,490 ICP
30 minutes 7.25 7.17 7.22 0.14% 1.10% 0.69% 32,653 ICP
1 hour 7.25 7.17 7.20 -0.14% 1.10% 1.10% 50,146 ICP
2 hours 7.39 7.17 7.33 1.64% 2.98% 1.52% 238,266 ICP
4 hours 7.67 7.17 7.64 5.63% 6.52% 2.19% 562,892 ICP
6 hours 7.76 7.17 7.61 5.26% 7.60% 2.19% 733,826 ICP
8 hours 7.67 7.15 7.64 4.84% 6.78% 5.22% 805,012 ICP
12 hours 7.76 7.17 7.61 5.26% 7.60% 5.61% 972,111 ICP

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Balance of Trade Reaction
Bitcoin 1.22x 1.10x Quiet
Ethereum 1.22x 1.25x Quiet
XRP 1.11x 1.07x Quiet
BNB 1.24x 1.08x Quiet
Solana 1.66x 1.17x Strong
Dogecoin 1.24x 1.15x Quiet
TRON 1.33x 1.12x Quiet
Cardano 1.06x 1.10x Quiet
Chainlink 1.62x 1.12x Strong
Sui 1.84x 1.05x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 1.24x 1.18x Quiet
Hedera 1.01x 1.09x Quiet
Avalanche 1.10x 1.01x Quiet
Litecoin 1.41x 1.26x Quiet
Gram 3.35x 1.01x Exceptional
Shiba Inu 1.03x 1.04x Quiet
Uniswap 1.40x 1.18x Quiet
Polkadot 1.51x 1.03x Strong
Aave 0.99x 1.13x Quiet
Bittensor 1.32x 1.18x Quiet
NEAR Protocol 1.47x 1.07x Quiet
Aptos 1.01x 1.19x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.75x 1.07x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 0.86x 1.03x Quiet
Filecoin 1.01x 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 Internet Computer

Questions about this page

Is 1.75x a lot?

For a Balance of Trade release it is strong: the usual is 1.07x. 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 Internet Computer 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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