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SHY vs PM

SHY and PM clearly differ on 4 of 19 forces. The widest gap is market volatility: in weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points, SHY typically moved −0.01% and PM −1.5%.

SHYPMBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceSHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETFPMPhilip Morris International
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.36%−0.42% to −0.30%Clear−0.42%−1.7% to +0.85%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+0.09%−0.03% to +0.21%Not distinguishable from zero−0.79%−3.5% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−0.07%−0.11% to −0.03%Clear−0.70%−2.0% to +0.60%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%0.00%−0.02% to +0.02%Not distinguishable from zero−0.13%−1.2% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+0.33%+0.25% to +0.40%Clear+0.64%−1.7% to +3.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.41%−0.43% to −0.39%Clear−0.29%−2.6% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 pointsClear difference−0.01%−0.05% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero−1.5%−2.5% to −0.56%Tentative
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.05%+0.02% to +0.08%Tentative+0.77%−0.25% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.02%−0.01% to +0.05%Not distinguishable from zero+0.47%−0.43% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.01%−0.02% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero+0.41%−0.26% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%0.00%0.00% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.03% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%Clear difference−0.02%−0.04% to 0.00%Tentative−0.61%−1.2% to −0.07%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point0.00%−0.01% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero+0.03%−0.23% to +0.29%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage pointClear difference0.00%−0.01% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero+0.60%+0.38% to +0.82%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.01%−0.02% to 0.00%Tentative−0.06%−0.40% to +0.28%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.11%+0.04% to +0.19%Tentative−1.7%−4.1% to +0.83%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.03%0.00% to +0.06%Tentative0.00%−0.93% to +0.93%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.01%−0.01% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero−0.19%−0.46% to +0.08%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage pointClear difference0.00%0.00% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero+0.20%+0.02% to +0.37%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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