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MSFT vs DELL · data through Oct 2, 2026

MSFT and DELL clearly differ on 7 of 19 forces. The widest gap is mortgage rates: in weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points, MSFT typically moved −0.54% and DELL +3.8%.

Economic forceMSFTMicrosoftDELLDell Technologies
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+1.4%+0.54% to +2.2%Clear+1.5%−0.72% to +3.6%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−1.9%−4.4% to +0.66%Not distinguishable from zero−1.2%−6.6% to +4.2%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−0.22%−1.6% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.06%−2.7% to +2.5%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.11%−1.1% to +0.89%Not distinguishable from zero+0.95%−1.3% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+2.8%+0.36% to +5.2%Tentative+3.0%−5.2% to +11.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.68%−2.6% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero+2.5%−1.1% to +6.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+1.3%+0.36% to +2.2%Tentative−0.82%−2.5% to +0.88%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage pointsClear difference−0.54%−1.7% to +0.59%Not distinguishable from zero+3.8%+0.80% to +6.8%Tentative
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.19%−0.54% to +0.91%Not distinguishable from zero+1.3%−0.60% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%Clear difference−0.51%−1.0% to −0.03%Tentative+1.3%+0.14% to +2.5%Tentative
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%Clear difference+0.04%+0.02% to +0.07%Tentative−0.04%−0.07% to 0.00%Tentative
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+0.49%−0.22% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.64%−1.7% to +2.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.66%−0.88% to −0.43%Clear+0.24%−0.33% to +0.81%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point−0.80%−1.1% to −0.53%Clear−0.55%−1.1% to 0.00%Tentative
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.51%−1.1% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero+2.1%+1.2% to +2.9%Clear
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+1.0%−0.76% to +2.8%Not distinguishable from zero−4.3%−9.1% to +0.55%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.27%−0.93% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero−3.0%−5.3% to −0.78%Tentative
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.44%−0.72% to −0.17%Tentative+1.1%+0.42% to +1.8%Tentative
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage pointClear difference+0.09%−0.15% to +0.33%Not distinguishable from zero−0.66%−1.2% to −0.16%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.

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