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MCK vs WMT · data through Oct 2, 2026

MCK and WMT clearly differ on 1 of 19 forces. The widest gap is momentum: in weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point, MCK typically moved −0.56% and WMT +0.31%.

MCKWMTBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceMCKWMTWalmart
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.48%−1.6% to +0.62%Not distinguishable from zero+0.17%−1.6% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−1.5%−3.8% to +0.82%Not distinguishable from zero+0.22%−3.1% to +3.6%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+2.8%+1.3% to +4.4%Clear+0.78%−0.87% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.35%−0.64% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero−0.06%−0.76% to +0.65%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+3.6%+1.0% to +6.3%Tentative+2.3%−0.57% to +5.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.94%−0.77% to +2.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.59%−0.94% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−0.46%−1.6% to +0.64%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−0.68% to +0.91%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.76%−0.91% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero−0.52%−1.6% to +0.54%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.38%−0.40% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.67%−0.21% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.26%−0.41% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero+0.01%−0.65% to +0.68%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.02%−0.04% to −0.01%Tentative−0.01%−0.03% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.36%−1.3% to +0.55%Not distinguishable from zero−0.80%−1.6% to −0.02%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.18%−0.17% to +0.54%Not distinguishable from zero−0.02%−0.31% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.61%+0.31% to +0.91%Clear+0.10%−0.18% to +0.38%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.56%−0.88% to −0.24%Tentative+0.31%+0.04% to +0.58%Tentative
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.56%−1.8% to +2.9%Not distinguishable from zero−0.23%−2.2% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.70%−1.7% to +0.30%Not distinguishable from zero+0.18%−0.62% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.44%−0.81% to −0.07%Tentative−0.24%−0.54% to +0.07%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.11%−0.13% to +0.35%Not distinguishable from zero+0.02%−0.14% to +0.18%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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