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LRCX vs AMAT · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

LRCXAMATBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceLRCXLam ResearchAMATApplied Materials
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+2.0%+0.17% to +3.9%Tentative+1.8%+0.15% to +3.5%Tentative
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−3.7%−8.0% to +0.56%Not distinguishable from zero−3.4%−7.4% to +0.68%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−1.5%−4.2% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero−0.53%−2.7% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.38%−1.8% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero−0.18%−1.6% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−0.38%−5.0% to +4.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.22%−3.9% to +4.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+2.4%−0.54% to +5.3%Not distinguishable from zero+3.5%+0.55% to +6.4%Tentative
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−1.3%−3.4% to +0.89%Not distinguishable from zero−0.93%−3.2% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.66%−1.1% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero+0.59%−1.1% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−0.68%−2.3% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−1.6% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.24%−1.0% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero+0.51%−0.39% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.02%−0.06% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.05% to +0.02%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.02%−1.1% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.18%−1.0% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.35%−0.25% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero+0.51%−0.13% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point−0.31%−0.81% to +0.19%Not distinguishable from zero−0.13%−0.68% to +0.43%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point+1.8%+1.2% to +2.3%Clear+1.9%+1.4% to +2.4%Clear
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−2.9%−6.2% to +0.40%Not distinguishable from zero−3.2%−6.7% to +0.22%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.92%−2.6% to +0.78%Not distinguishable from zero−0.64%−2.1% to +0.80%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point+1.6%+1.2% to +1.9%Clear+1.3%+0.93% to +1.7%Clear
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point−0.39%−0.73% to −0.06%Tentative−0.42%−0.76% to −0.08%Tentative
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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