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LOW vs BX · data through Oct 2, 2026

LOW and BX clearly differ on 1 of 19 forces. The widest gap is natural gas: in weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%, LOW typically moved +0.01% and BX −0.08%.

LOWBXBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceLOWLowe'sBXBlackstone Inc.
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−3.4%−4.3% to −2.5%Clear−3.1%−4.6% to −1.6%Clear
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+4.3%+2.2% to +6.4%Clear+5.2%+1.6% to +8.8%Tentative
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+0.16%−0.73% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.03%−1.9% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−1.4%−1.8% to −0.92%Clear−0.34%−1.4% to +0.74%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−1.6%−3.6% to +0.43%Not distinguishable from zero−1.4%−4.0% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−1.5%−3.2% to +0.20%Not distinguishable from zero−1.0%−3.0% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.81%+0.09% to +1.5%Tentative−0.39%−1.2% to +0.46%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.66%−1.5% to +0.21%Not distinguishable from zero−0.51%−2.0% to +0.93%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.12%−0.70% to +0.93%Not distinguishable from zero−0.83%−2.1% to +0.39%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%−0.45%−1.0% to +0.10%Not distinguishable from zero−0.56%−1.4% to +0.31%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%Clear difference+0.01%0.00% to +0.02%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−0.11% to −0.04%Clear
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+0.09%−0.44% to +0.63%Not distinguishable from zero+1.4%+0.34% to +2.5%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.62%+0.38% to +0.87%Clear+0.87%+0.61% to +1.1%Clear
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.59%+0.35% to +0.82%Clear+0.65%+0.30% to +1.0%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.18%−0.39% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero−0.06%−0.45% to +0.32%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+1.0%−1.1% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero−1.7%−4.3% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.41%−0.29% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.19%−1.0% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.09%−0.32% to +0.14%Not distinguishable from zero−0.29%−0.58% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.06%−0.06% to +0.17%Not distinguishable from zero+0.08%−0.11% to +0.28%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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