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SNPS vs CSCO · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

SNPSCSCOBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceSNPSSynopsysCSCOCisco
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+1.2%−0.62% to +3.0%Not distinguishable from zero+1.6%+0.25% to +2.9%Tentative
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−0.53%−4.3% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.37%−2.4% to +3.1%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+1.5%−0.84% to +3.7%Not distinguishable from zero+0.42%−1.0% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.46%−0.83% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero+0.20%−0.70% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+1.0%−4.4% to +6.5%Not distinguishable from zero+1.2%−0.84% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+1.0%−1.8% to +3.8%Not distinguishable from zero+0.16%−1.8% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+1.5%+0.28% to +2.8%Tentative+0.50%−0.24% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+1.6%−0.40% to +3.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.43%−0.33% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−0.42%−1.6% to +0.78%Not distinguishable from zero−0.18%−1.0% to +0.64%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%−0.60%−1.5% to +0.29%Not distinguishable from zero+0.09%−0.34% to +0.52%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%0.00%−0.02% to +0.02%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.02% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.17%−1.2% to +0.85%Not distinguishable from zero−0.82%−1.5% to −0.18%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.16%−0.31% to +0.62%Not distinguishable from zero−0.07%−0.34% to +0.20%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point−0.52%−1.0% to −0.05%Tentative+0.14%−0.12% to +0.39%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point+0.36%−0.25% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero−0.13%−0.49% to +0.24%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.79%−2.3% to +3.9%Not distinguishable from zero−0.88%−3.0% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.54%−0.71% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero+0.25%−0.58% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.08%−0.61% to +0.46%Not distinguishable from zero−0.06%−0.40% to +0.28%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point−0.22%−0.40% to −0.03%Tentative+0.06%−0.06% to +0.18%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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