How Aave reacted to the International Trade Balance in Goods and Services on 4 May 2023

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, Aave's price swung 2.50 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Balance of Trade release, 1.13 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.56% lower.

2.50x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
4.77x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.28x
Price at 8:30 AM
$71.30
15 minutes later
−0.56%
One hour later
−0.56%
range 0.98%, hour before 0.84%
AAVE/USDT, 15 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
71.50
Close
70.90
24h change
-0.85%
24h high
72.10
24h low
70.20
24h volume
28,876 AAVE

Measured by Clometrix

Aave's volatility ratio was 2.50x, against 1.13x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 4.77x, against a typical 1.28x. That is more than twice what this release usually does. 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 Aave moved

Aave was at $71.30 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.56% lower, and an hour later 0.56% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.98% of its price, against 0.84% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis on 4 May 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT. The deficit narrowed to $58.6B for March 2023, from $69.2B (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 Aave less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 0.99x across 23, against 1.24x across 47. This one came out the day after the Federal Reserve's 3 May rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.50x compares with 1.24x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Aave's median volatility ratio is 1.13x.

How it compares

Across 70 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Aave's usual price swing is 1.13x. This one was 2.21 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.13x. Thick line: this release, 2.50x.

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 71.30 71.30 71.30 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 AAVE
5 minutes 71.30 71.10 71.10 -0.28% 0.28% 0.14% 51 AAVE
10 minutes 71.30 70.90 71.00 -0.42% 0.56% 0.14% 228 AAVE
15 minutes 71.30 70.80 70.90 -0.56% 0.70% 0.14% 787 AAVE
30 minutes 71.30 70.80 71.00 -0.42% 0.70% 0.28% 1,955 AAVE
1 hour 71.30 70.60 70.90 -0.56% 0.98% 0.84% 2,736 AAVE
2 hours 71.30 70.40 70.70 -0.85% 1.26% 1.25% 4,727 AAVE
4 hours 71.30 70.40 71.00 -0.42% 1.26% 1.25% 6,543 AAVE
6 hours 71.30 70.40 70.50 -1.13% 1.26% 1.25% 8,408 AAVE
8 hours 72.00 70.40 71.00 -0.56% 2.22% 1.53% 10,660 AAVE
12 hours 71.30 70.20 70.90 -0.56% 1.54% 1.53% 12,582 AAVE

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for Balance of Trade Reaction
Bitcoin 3.31x 1.10x Exceptional
Ethereum 3.02x 1.25x Exceptional
XRP 1.83x 1.07x Strong
BNB 2.00x 1.08x Strong
Solana 2.13x 1.17x Strong
Dogecoin 2.64x 1.15x Exceptional
TRON 1.80x 1.12x Strong
Cardano 2.08x 1.10x Strong
Chainlink 2.52x 1.12x Exceptional
Sui 2.00x 1.05x Strong
Bitcoin Cash 1.35x 1.18x Quiet
Hedera 2.00x 1.09x Strong
Avalanche 2.43x 1.01x Exceptional
Litecoin 2.35x 1.26x Strong
Shiba Inu 2.98x 1.04x Exceptional
Uniswap 4.95x 1.18x Exceptional
Polkadot 3.95x 1.03x Exceptional
Aave 2.50x 1.13x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 2.01x 1.07x Strong
Aptos 2.02x 1.19x Strong
Internet Computer 1.48x 1.07x Quiet
POL (prev. MATIC) 3.40x 1.03x Exceptional
Filecoin 2.97x 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 Aave

Questions about this page

Is 2.50x a lot?

For a Balance of Trade release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.13x. 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 Aave 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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