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TLT vs PODD

TLT and PODD clearly differ on 4 of 19 forces. The widest gap is emerging markets: in weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point, TLT typically moved −0.02% and PODD −0.66%.

TLTPODDBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceTLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFPODDInsulet Corporation
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−3.8%−4.0% to −3.5%Clear−3.3%−5.3% to −1.3%Clear
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−0.89%−1.4% to −0.41%Clear+1.7%−2.5% to +5.9%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+0.37%+0.15% to +0.59%Clear+0.90%−1.2% to +3.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+0.02%−0.07% to +0.11%Not distinguishable from zero−0.53%−1.5% to +0.41%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−2.1%−2.4% to −1.7%Clear−3.6%−6.4% to −0.74%Tentative
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.74%+0.51% to +1.0%Clear−1.0%−3.4% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.08%−0.10% to +0.26%Not distinguishable from zero−1.1%−2.5% to +0.24%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−0.06%−0.21% to +0.09%Not distinguishable from zero−1.0%−2.6% to +0.60%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.01%−0.08% to +0.10%Not distinguishable from zero−0.05%−1.5% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.04%−0.05% to +0.14%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−0.72% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%Clear difference0.00%−0.01% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero−0.04%−0.06% to −0.02%Clear
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+0.05%−0.05% to +0.15%Not distinguishable from zero+0.18%−1.0% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point−0.02%−0.05% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero+0.22%−0.12% to +0.57%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.01%−0.02% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero+0.12%−0.23% to +0.46%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference+0.01%−0.02% to +0.05%Not distinguishable from zero−0.52%−0.93% to −0.11%Tentative
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar0.00%−0.31% to +0.30%Not distinguishable from zero−1.9%−5.3% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.09%−0.02% to +0.21%Not distinguishable from zero+0.24%−0.80% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.02%−0.06% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero−0.66%−1.1% to −0.23%Tentative
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.01%−0.02% to 0.00%Not distinguishable from zero+0.29%+0.02% to +0.56%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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