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GOOGL vs CSCO · data through Oct 2, 2026

GOOGL and CSCO clearly differ on 2 of 19 forces. The widest gap is euro: in weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar, GOOGL typically moved +3.7% and CSCO −1.0%.

Economic forceGOOGLAlphabet Inc. (Class A)CSCOCisco
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+1.9%+0.59% to +3.3%Tentative+1.4%+0.15% to +2.7%Tentative
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+0.17%−2.9% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.71%−2.0% to +3.4%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−1.1%−2.6% to +0.37%Not distinguishable from zero+0.26%−1.2% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.26%−1.0% to +0.51%Not distinguishable from zero+0.10%−0.75% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+1.1%−1.6% to +3.7%Not distinguishable from zero+0.87%−1.2% to +2.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−1.4%−4.0% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.43%−1.5% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+1.2%+0.11% to +2.2%Tentative+0.54%−0.19% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.81%−2.0% to +0.40%Not distinguishable from zero+0.16%−0.62% to +0.95%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−0.60%−1.5% to +0.27%Not distinguishable from zero−0.11%−1.0% to +0.74%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%−0.40%−1.1% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero+0.12%−0.32% to +0.55%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%0.00%−0.03% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.02% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.59%−1.4% to +0.25%Not distinguishable from zero−0.84%−1.5% to −0.20%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point−0.53%−0.81% to −0.25%Clear−0.09%−0.35% to +0.18%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.63%−0.85% to −0.40%Clear+0.15%−0.10% to +0.41%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.56%−0.87% to −0.24%Tentative−0.15%−0.51% to +0.22%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollarClear difference+3.7%+1.7% to +5.7%Clear−1.0%−3.0% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.16%−1.2% to +0.90%Not distinguishable from zero+0.15%−0.67% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point+0.02%−0.18% to +0.23%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−0.42% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.16%0.00% to +0.32%Tentative+0.07%−0.05% to +0.19%Not distinguishable from zero
Each figure is the stock's typical move in a week when the force moved by the stated amount, after accounting for the stock market, with its 90% range beneath. Grey figures could not be told apart from zero. A row is marked a clear difference only when the two 90% ranges do not overlap.

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