How NEAR Protocol reacted to the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services on 3 September 2026

The short answer

A strong reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, NEAR Protocol's price swung 1.98 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 1.05% higher.

1.98x

Strong

Trading (volume ratio)
1.94x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.36x
Price at 8:30 AM
$1.900
15 minutes later
+0.53%
One hour later
+1.05%
range 1.05%, hour before 1.05%
NEAR/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
1.870
Close
1.940
24h change
3.61%
24h high
2.020
24h low
1.850
24h volume
16.907M NEAR

Measured by Clometrix

NEAR Protocol's volatility ratio was 1.98x, against 1.07x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.94x, against a typical 1.36x. 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 NEAR Protocol moved

NEAR Protocol was at $1.900 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.53% higher, and an hour later 1.05% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.05% of its price, against 1.05% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis on 3 September 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. The deficit widened to $88.6B for July 2026, from $73.3B (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 NEAR Protocol less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.01x across 22, against 1.31x across 45. This one came out 13 days before the Federal Reserve's 16 September rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.98x compares with 1.01x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 67 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, NEAR Protocol's median volatility ratio is 1.07x.

How it compares

Across 67 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, NEAR Protocol's usual price swing is 1.07x. This one was 1.85 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.07x. Thick line: this release, 1.98x.

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 1.91 1.90 1.91 0.52% 0.52% 0.00% 55,952 NEAR
5 minutes 1.92 1.90 1.91 0.52% 1.04% 0.00% 141,732 NEAR
10 minutes 1.92 1.90 1.91 0.52% 1.04% 0.00% 179,329 NEAR
15 minutes 1.92 1.90 1.91 0.52% 1.04% 0.00% 242,275 NEAR
30 minutes 1.92 1.90 1.92 1.04% 1.04% 0.52% 489,830 NEAR
1 hour 1.92 1.90 1.92 1.04% 1.04% 1.05% 766,784 NEAR
2 hours 1.92 1.90 1.92 1.04% 1.04% 2.09% 1.483M NEAR
4 hours 1.99 1.90 1.96 3.06% 4.52% 2.62% 5.523M NEAR
6 hours 2.02 1.90 2.00 5.00% 5.94% 2.62% 7.309M NEAR
8 hours 1.99 1.86 1.96 4.08% 6.53% 3.65% 7.932M NEAR
12 hours 2.02 1.90 1.94 2.06% 5.94% 3.65% 9.769M NEAR

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Balance of Trade Reaction
Bitcoin 2.33x 1.10x Exceptional
Ethereum 2.08x 1.25x Strong
XRP 1.06x 1.07x Quiet
BNB 2.33x 1.08x Exceptional
Solana 1.75x 1.17x Strong
Dogecoin 1.20x 1.15x Quiet
TRON 1.00x 1.12x Quiet
Cardano 1.07x 1.10x Quiet
Chainlink 2.19x 1.12x Strong
Sui 1.26x 1.05x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 1.08x 1.18x Quiet
Hedera 0.94x 1.09x Quiet
Avalanche 1.03x 1.01x Quiet
Litecoin 1.23x 1.26x Quiet
Gram 1.03x 1.01x Quiet
Shiba Inu 1.04x 1.04x Quiet
Uniswap 1.57x 1.18x Strong
Polkadot 1.22x 1.03x Quiet
Aave 1.10x 1.13x Quiet
Bittensor 1.75x 1.18x Strong
NEAR Protocol 1.98x 1.07x Strong
Aptos 1.42x 1.19x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.99x 1.07x Strong
POL (prev. MATIC) 0.68x 1.03x Quiet
Filecoin 1.13x 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 NEAR Protocol

Questions about this page

Is 1.98x 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 NEAR Protocol 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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