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CF Industries Holding, Inc. (CF) vs Sticky Price CPI
Correlation
of % moves
+33%
In sync
of periods
53%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-07
59
These move in the same direction about 53% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~11% 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
CF moves ~6 months before Sticky Price CPI
Watch CF for an early read on Sticky Price CPI.
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)
53%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+33%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+8% → +54%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,253
703
Normalized
1,253
703
Prepared
61
703
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
R²(i)
11%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.05
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
58
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
+6 months
Correlation at this shift
+40%
+7% stronger than no-shift baseline
Sticky Price CPI shifted 6 months earlier. Reads: "Does CF Industries Holding, Inc. (CF) today line up with Sticky Price CPI 6 months from now?"
52 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+33%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+6 months
+40%
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
+5%
15 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+49%
16 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-53%
27 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
646
A: 2 / B: 644
Series A
CF Industries Holding, Inc. (CF)
CF
Stock · 1,253 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Sticky Price CPI
CORESTICKM159SFRBATL
FRED · 703 raw → 703 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
9
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.1937
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0021
Linear regression intercept.
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