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HUM vs FJob OpeningsHumana Inc. (HUM) vs Job Openings
Correlation
of % moves
+17%
In sync
of periods
62%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-07
59
These move in the same direction about 62% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~3% of the pattern is shared).
A real but noisy link — useful as context, risky as a standalone signal.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Job Openings moves ~16 months before HUM
Watch Job Openings for an early read on HUM.
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)
62%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+17%
Based on % moves
95% CI
-9% → +41%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,254
308
Normalized
1,254
308
Prepared
61
308
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
R²(i)
3%
Variance explained
Significance
n.s.
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
-16 months
Correlation at this shift
-30%
+13% stronger than no-shift baseline
Job Openings shifted 16 months later. Reads: "Does Humana Inc. (HUM) today line up with Job Openings 16 months ago?"
42 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+17%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-16 months
-30%
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%
17 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+26%
19 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-40%
22 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
251
A: 2 / B: 249
Series A
Humana Inc. (HUM)
HUM
Stock · 1,254 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Job Openings
JTSJOL
FRED · 308 raw → 308 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
3
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.0740
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0068
Linear regression intercept.
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