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NXPI vs QCOM · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

NXPIQCOMBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceNXPINXP SemiconductorsQCOMQualcomm
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.35%−1.7% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero+1.4%−0.43% to +3.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−1.2%−4.6% to +2.3%Not distinguishable from zero−2.4%−6.5% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−2.2%−4.5% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero−2.3%−4.1% to −0.49%Tentative
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.71%−0.70% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−1.4% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−3.8%−8.0% to +0.42%Not distinguishable from zero−2.5%−6.3% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.04%−2.7% to +2.7%Not distinguishable from zero+2.0%−0.74% to +4.8%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−0.08%−1.2% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.56%−0.71% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+1.0%−0.34% to +2.3%Not distinguishable from zero+1.2%−1.0% to +3.4%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−1.0%−2.5% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero+0.02%−1.4% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%−0.28%−1.1% to +0.53%Not distinguishable from zero+0.27%−0.42% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.02%−0.04% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero−0.02%−0.04% to 0.00%Tentative
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+0.21%−0.64% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero+0.76%−0.16% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.55%+0.16% to +0.94%Tentative−0.05%−0.42% to +0.32%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.05%−0.37% to +0.48%Not distinguishable from zero−0.57%−1.0% to −0.16%Tentative
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point+0.66%+0.16% to +1.2%Tentative+0.91%+0.31% to +1.5%Tentative
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.73%−1.5% to +3.0%Not distinguishable from zero+2.2%−0.47% to +4.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+1.3%−0.24% to +2.8%Not distinguishable from zero+0.77%−0.62% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point+0.86%+0.55% to +1.2%Clear+0.82%+0.27% to +1.4%Tentative
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point−0.24%−0.50% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero−0.47%−0.82% to −0.13%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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