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Correlation
of values
-57%
In sync
of periods
44%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-05
35
These move in the same direction about 44% of the time
Their swing sizes loosely mirror each other (~33% of the pattern is shared).
A faint pattern — interesting as colour, not strong enough to act on alone.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread moves ~15 months before M1 Money Supply
Watch ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread for an early read on M1 Money Supply.
Tighter in drawdowns
The relationship is stronger when both prices are falling than when both are rising — typical risk-off behaviour.
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)
44%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-57%
Based on values
95% CI
N/A
Likely range
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
35 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
785
809
Normalized
785
809
Prepared
37
809
Aligned
35
35
Invalid removed
33%
Variance explained
Significance
N/A
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
35
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
+15 months
Correlation at this shift
-88%
+31% stronger than no-shift baseline
M1 Money Supply shifted 15 months earlier. Reads: "Does ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread today line up with M1 Money Supply 15 months from now?"
20 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-57%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+15 months
-88%
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
-19%
10 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
-86%
5 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-53%
19 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
776
A: 2 / B: 774
Series A
ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread
BAMLC0A4CBBB
FRED · 785 raw → 37 prepared
Series B
M1 Money Supply
M1SL
FRED · 809 raw → 809 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
1
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-1576.3775
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
20370.9923
Linear regression intercept.
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