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Correlation
of values
-71%
In sync
of periods
61%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-06
34
These move in the same direction about 61% of the time
When one swings, the other often swings by a similar amount in the opposite direction (~51% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
IG Bond Spread moves ~4 months before Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Watch IG Bond Spread for an early read on Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
Decouples in drawdowns
The relationship weakens when both prices are falling — don't count on this pair as a hedge under stress.
Flips between sync and inverse
Sometimes the two move together, sometimes opposite. Don't treat this as a stable signal.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
61%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-71%
Based on values
95% CI
-85% → -50%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
34 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
784
474
Normalized
784
474
Prepared
36
474
Aligned
34
34
Invalid removed
R²(i)
51%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
34
Thin
Time-Shifted Correlation
See how correlation changes when one series is offset in time. A taller bar at a non-zero shift means the two move together better when one leads the other — that's a potential lead/lag signal.
Correlation by shift
Click a bar to inspect. Range: -18 to 18 months.
Selected shift
+4 months
Correlation at this shift
-82%
+10% stronger than no-shift baseline
Case-Shiller Home Price Index shifted 4 months earlier. Reads: "Does IG Bond Spread today line up with Case-Shiller Home Price Index 4 months from now?"
30 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-71%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+4 months
-82%
A non-zero peak suggests one series lines up better when shifted against the other.
Stability
How the correlation evolves over time. A stable line means the relationship is reliable; large swings signal regime-dependent behavior.
Do They Crash Together?
How these series behave when markets are rising, falling, or diverging. A correlation that holds in drawdowns is very different from one that only works in rallies.
Both Rising
+55%
8 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+32%
12 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-44%
13 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
442
A: 2 / B: 440
Series A
IG Bond Spread
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FRED · 784 raw → 36 prepared
Series B
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
CSUSHPINSA
FRED · 474 raw → 474 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
3
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-36.1927
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
357.5081
Linear regression intercept.
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