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PAYX vs MO · data through Oct 2, 2026

PAYX and MO clearly differ on 1 of 19 forces. The widest gap is market volatility: in weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points, PAYX typically moved +1.3% and MO −0.94%.

PAYXMOBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forcePAYXPaychexMOAltria
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−1.4%−2.9% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero−1.2%−2.3% to −0.01%Tentative
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+1.5%−0.75% to +3.8%Not distinguishable from zero+1.0%−1.2% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+0.29%−1.1% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero−0.49%−1.5% to +0.49%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.39%−0.49% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero+0.09%−0.84% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−3.1%−6.1% to −0.11%Tentative−1.9%−4.6% to +0.84%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.65%−1.3% to +2.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.06%−1.6% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 pointsClear difference+1.3%+0.34% to +2.3%Tentative−0.94%−1.9% to +0.07%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.30%−1.6% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero−0.09%−1.1% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.20%−0.52% to +0.92%Not distinguishable from zero−0.14%−1.3% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.02%−0.59% to +0.64%Not distinguishable from zero−0.43%−1.2% to +0.28%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.03%−0.05% to −0.01%Tentative−0.01%−0.02% to 0.00%Tentative
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.12%−0.74% to +0.50%Not distinguishable from zero−0.38%−1.1% to +0.33%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.10%−0.12% to +0.33%Not distinguishable from zero+0.34%+0.14% to +0.54%Tentative
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.38%+0.11% to +0.66%Tentative+0.81%+0.61% to +1.0%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.68%−1.0% to −0.34%Clear−0.30%−0.65% to +0.05%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.86%−1.5% to +3.3%Not distinguishable from zero+0.55%−1.1% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.66%−0.32% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.02%−0.87% to +0.90%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.67%−0.94% to −0.39%Clear−0.26%−0.63% to +0.10%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.24%+0.08% to +0.40%Tentative+0.11%−0.05% 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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