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VRTX vs VEEV · data through Oct 2, 2026

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

VRTXVEEVBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceVRTXVertex PharmaceuticalsVEEVVeeva Systems
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−2.6%−4.5% to −0.68%Tentative−2.8%−4.6% to −1.1%Clear
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+3.4%−1.5% to +8.3%Not distinguishable from zero+4.1%+0.14% to +8.1%Tentative
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%−0.06%−1.9% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero+0.34%−2.4% to +3.1%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.85%−1.8% to +0.11%Not distinguishable from zero−0.28%−1.7% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−1.1%−4.1% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero−1.9%−5.7% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.51%−2.2% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero−2.9%−5.8% to −0.07%Tentative
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.08%−1.1% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero+0.70%−0.63% to +2.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.41%−0.74% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero+0.34%−1.5% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.69%−0.12% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero−0.36%−1.5% to +0.77%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.31%−0.18% to +0.79%Not distinguishable from zero−0.47%−1.4% to +0.44%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%+0.06%+0.03% to +0.08%Clear+0.05%−0.02% to +0.11%Not distinguishable from zero
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.67%−1.6% to +0.27%Not distinguishable from zero−0.38%−1.6% to +0.80%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.08%−0.19% to +0.34%Not distinguishable from zero−0.01%−0.47% to +0.45%Not distinguishable from zero
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.30%+0.03% to +0.57%Tentative−0.15%−0.65% to +0.34%Not distinguishable from zero
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point−0.50%−0.73% to −0.27%Clear−1.0%−1.6% to −0.48%Clear
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+3.3%+0.59% to +6.1%Tentative+5.5%+1.9% to +9.0%Tentative
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+0.57%−0.27% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero+2.1%+0.84% to +3.3%Tentative
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.10%−0.47% to +0.27%Not distinguishable from zero−0.62%−1.3% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point+0.01%−0.13% to +0.15%Not distinguishable from zero+0.22%−0.08% to +0.52%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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