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LIN vs CSX · data through Oct 2, 2026

On none of the 19 forces measured do LIN and CSX differ by more than the noise in the readings: their 90% ranges overlap every time.

Economic forceLINLinde plcCSXCSX Corporation
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.81%−1.5% to −0.14%Tentative−0.47%−1.1% to +0.17%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+0.68%−0.77% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.67%−1.5% to +2.8%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−0.67%−1.6% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero−0.39%−1.3% to +0.49%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.04%−0.60% to +0.69%Not distinguishable from zero+0.07%−0.72% to +0.86%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−0.56%−2.6% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero−1.1%−2.8% to +0.60%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+1.3%−0.11% to +2.7%Not distinguishable from zero−0.57%−1.7% to +0.60%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−0.72%−1.3% to −0.12%Tentative+0.27%−0.44% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.13%−0.91% to +0.66%Not distinguishable from zero−0.23%−1.2% to +0.72%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.17%−0.43% to +0.77%Not distinguishable from zero−0.36%−1.2% to +0.45%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.11%−0.21% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero−0.39%−1.0% to +0.19%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%+0.02%0.00% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero0.00%−0.01% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+0.08%−0.28% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero−0.37%−1.1% to +0.33%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.12%−0.01% to +0.25%Not distinguishable from zero+0.41%+0.20% to +0.61%Clear
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.49%+0.33% to +0.65%Clear+0.64%+0.44% to +0.85%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point+0.04%−0.23% to +0.31%Not distinguishable from zero−0.16%−0.40% to +0.09%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.14%−1.2% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero0.00%−1.6% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.03%−0.67% to +0.62%Not distinguishable from zero−0.20%−0.94% to +0.55%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.08%−0.33% to +0.18%Not distinguishable from zero−0.25%−0.55% to +0.06%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point0.00%−0.14% to +0.15%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.15% to +0.14%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.

This describes the past, and it is not a forecast. Relationships change, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

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