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SCHW vs LIN · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

Economic forceSCHWCharles Schwab CorporationLINLinde plc
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.12%−2.6% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero−0.81%−1.5% to −0.14%Tentative
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+1.0%−3.5% to +5.5%Not distinguishable from zero+0.68%−0.77% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−0.56%−2.2% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero−0.67%−1.6% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.48%−0.35% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero+0.04%−0.60% to +0.69%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+0.07%−2.9% to +3.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.56%−2.6% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−2.1%−4.3% to +0.10%Not distinguishable from zero+1.3%−0.11% to +2.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−1.6%−2.8% to −0.44%Tentative−0.72%−1.3% to −0.12%Tentative
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+1.5%+0.20% to +2.9%Tentative−0.13%−0.91% to +0.66%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.04%−0.81% to +0.89%Not distinguishable from zero+0.17%−0.43% to +0.77%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.15%−0.57% to +0.86%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−0.21% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%−0.03%−0.06% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero+0.02%0.00% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.23%−1.2% to +0.73%Not distinguishable from zero+0.08%−0.28% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.23%+0.01% to +0.45%Tentative+0.12%−0.01% to +0.25%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.59%+0.36% to +0.81%Clear+0.49%+0.33% to +0.65%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.23%−0.54% to +0.08%Not distinguishable from zero+0.04%−0.23% to +0.31%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−1.0%−3.7% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero+0.14%−1.2% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.18%−0.74% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.03%−0.67% to +0.62%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.22%−0.51% to +0.06%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−0.33% to +0.18%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.13%−0.06% to +0.33%Not distinguishable from zero0.00%−0.14% to +0.15%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.

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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