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UPS vs CMCSA · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

UPSCMCSABars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceUPSUnited Parcel ServiceCMCSAComcast
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−1.1%−2.2% to −0.02%Tentative−1.7%−2.4% to −0.92%Clear
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+4.1%+1.2% to +7.0%Tentative+3.8%+1.3% to +6.4%Tentative
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−2.3%−4.0% to −0.53%Tentative−2.9%−4.2% to −1.7%Clear
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.56%−1.8% to +0.66%Not distinguishable from zero−0.18%−1.1% to +0.72%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−2.5%−5.4% to +0.36%Not distinguishable from zero−1.1%−3.0% to +0.77%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.08%−2.1% to +2.3%Not distinguishable from zero−1.9%−3.8% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.17%−1.0% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero+0.33%−0.91% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.52%−0.58% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.33%−0.88% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−0.34%−1.3% to +0.61%Not distinguishable from zero+0.11%−0.69% to +0.91%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.92%−0.24% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−0.65% to +0.49%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%+0.01%−0.02% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero+0.03%−0.01% to +0.06%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−1.1%−2.1% to −0.18%Tentative−0.69%−1.4% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.38%−0.02% to +0.78%Not distinguishable from zero+0.31%+0.10% to +0.52%Tentative
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.81%+0.47% to +1.1%Clear+0.62%+0.40% to +0.85%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.65%−1.1% to −0.22%Tentative−0.92%−1.2% to −0.62%Clear
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+1.4%−0.79% to +3.5%Not distinguishable from zero+1.0%−0.55% to +2.5%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−1.2%−2.2% to −0.16%Tentative+0.32%−0.44% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point+0.09%−0.33% to +0.51%Not distinguishable from zero−0.38%−0.70% to −0.05%Tentative
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.05%−0.14% to +0.23%Not distinguishable from zero+0.17%+0.01% to +0.33%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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