How Avalanche 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, Avalanche's price swung 2.43 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a Balance of Trade release, 1.01 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.82% lower.

2.43x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
3.86x
usual for Balance of Trade: 1.01x
Price at 8:30 AM
$17.05
15 minutes later
−0.41%
One hour later
−0.82%
range 1.23%, hour before 0.41%
AVAX/USDT, 10 minutes candles around the release, 8:30 AM America/New York

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

Open
17.17
Close
16.98
24h change
-1.12%
24h high
17.27
24h low
16.78
24h volume
915,792 AVAX

Measured by Clometrix

Avalanche's volatility ratio was 2.43x, against 1.01x for a typical Balance of Trade release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 3.86x, against a typical 1.01x. 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 Avalanche moved

Avalanche was at $17.05 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.41% lower, and an hour later 0.82% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 1.23% of its price, against 0.41% 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 Avalanche about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.00x across 23, against 1.15x across 47. This one came out the day after the Federal Reserve's 3 May rate decision. Its own ratio of 2.43x compares with 1.15x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 70 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Avalanche's median volatility ratio is 1.01x.

How it compares

Across 70 Balance of Trade releases since 2021, Avalanche's usual price swing is 1.01x. This one was 2.40 times the usual.

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Thin line: Balance of Trade's usual, 1.01x. Thick line: this release, 2.43x.

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 17.07 17.03 17.05 0.00% 0.23% 0.06% 1,781 AVAX
5 minutes 17.07 17.01 17.01 -0.24% 0.35% 0.12% 3,563 AVAX
10 minutes 17.07 16.97 16.98 -0.41% 0.59% 0.12% 15,114 AVAX
15 minutes 17.07 16.95 16.98 -0.41% 0.70% 0.23% 24,099 AVAX
30 minutes 17.07 16.95 16.98 -0.41% 0.70% 0.35% 31,203 AVAX
1 hour 17.07 16.86 16.91 -0.83% 1.23% 0.41% 58,611 AVAX
2 hours 17.07 16.78 16.87 -1.07% 1.70% 0.93% 128,188 AVAX
4 hours 17.11 16.78 16.97 -0.47% 1.93% 0.93% 392,432 AVAX
6 hours 17.11 16.78 16.89 -0.95% 1.93% 0.99% 474,083 AVAX
8 hours 17.18 16.78 16.97 -0.59% 2.33% 1.51% 510,112 AVAX
12 hours 17.11 16.78 16.98 -0.41% 1.93% 1.51% 612,644 AVAX

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 Avalanche

Questions about this page

Is 2.43x a lot?

For a Balance of Trade release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.01x. 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 Avalanche 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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