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Correlation
of values
-76%
In sync
of periods
59%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-06
35
These move in the same direction about 59% of the time
When one swings, the other often swings by a similar amount in the opposite direction (~58% 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
Unusual right now
Recently tighter than usual — the pair is behaving differently than its long-run pattern.
ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread moves ~6 months before Unemployment Rate
Watch ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread for an early read on Unemployment Rate.
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)
59%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-76%
Based on values
95% CI
N/A
Likely range
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
35 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
941
785
Normalized
941
785
Prepared
941
37
Aligned
35
35
Invalid removed
58%
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: -17 to 17 months.
Selected shift
-6 months
Correlation at this shift
-82%
+6% stronger than no-shift baseline
ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread shifted 6 months later. Reads: "Does Unemployment Rate today line up with ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread 6 months ago?"
23 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-76%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-6 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
+47%
5 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+81%
8 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-43%
20 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
908
A: 906 / B: 2
Series A
Unemployment Rate
UNRATE
FRED · 941 raw → 941 prepared
Series B
ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index Option-Adjusted Spread
BAMLC0A4CBBB
FRED · 785 raw → 37 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
5
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-0.5783
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
3.5300
Linear regression intercept.
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