SeriesMagCorrSyncOverlapThrough
Correlation
+61%
of values
In sync
44%
of periods
History
243
months · through 2026-03
These move in the same direction about 44% of the time
Their swing sizes loosely line up (~37% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
Time Series
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
Slipping looser
The recent pattern is looser than its long-run baseline — keep an eye on whether this sticks.
US Dollar Index moves ~15 months before Housing Starts
Watch US Dollar Index for an early read on Housing Starts.
Holds in both up and down markets
The relationship is similar whether prices are rising or falling — reliable in both directions.
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)
44.0%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+61%
Based on values
95% CI
+52% → +68%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
243 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
807
5,092
Normalized
807
5,092
Prepared
807
244
Aligned
243
243
Invalid removed
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R²(i)
36.9%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points
243
Usable
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
+77%
+16% stronger than no-shift baseline
US Dollar Index shifted 15 months later. Reads: "Does Housing Starts today line up with US Dollar Index 15 months ago?"
228 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+61%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-15 months
+77%
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
+21%
56 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
-22%
50 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-64%
136 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
565
A: 564 / B: 1
Series A
Housing Starts
HOUST
FRED · 807 raw → 807 prepared
Series B
US Dollar Index
DTWEXAFEGS
FRED · 5,092 raw → 244 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
24
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.0185
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
80.3741
Linear regression intercept.
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Ranked across both sides of this comparison using the same dense row format as the single-symbol correlations view.