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CME Group Inc. (CME) vs Fed Funds Rate
Correlation
of % moves
-30%
In sync
of periods
52%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-06
60
These move in the same direction about 52% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly mirror each other (~9% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
On a log scale so equal % moves take equal vertical space — best when one series has grown much faster than the other.
What to Watch
Fed Funds Rate moves ~2 months before CME
Watch Fed Funds Rate for an early read on CME.
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)
52%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-30%
Based on % moves
95% CI
N/A
Likely range
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
60 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,254
864
Normalized
1,254
864
Prepared
61
864
Aligned
60
60
Invalid removed
9%
Variance explained
Significance
N/A
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
59
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
-2 months
Correlation at this shift
-41%
+11% stronger than no-shift baseline
Fed Funds Rate shifted 2 months later. Reads: "Does CME Group Inc. (CME) today line up with Fed Funds Rate 2 months ago?"
57 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-30%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-2 months
-41%
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
-11%
10 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
-32%
6 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-38%
43 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
805
A: 1 / B: 804
Series A
CME Group Inc. (CME)
CME
Stock · 1,254 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Fed Funds Rate
FEDFUNDS
FRED · 864 raw → 864 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
3
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-1.1893
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0642
Linear regression intercept.
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