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Correlation
of values
-73%
In sync
of periods
45%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-05
59
These move in the same direction about 45% of the time
When one swings, the other often swings by a similar amount in the opposite direction (~53% of the pattern is shared).
A faint pattern — interesting as colour, not strong enough to act on alone.
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
Interest on Reserve Balances moves ~15 months before Job Openings
Watch Interest on Reserve Balances for an early read on Job Openings.
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)
45%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-73%
Based on values
95% CI
N/A
Likely range
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,806
306
Normalized
1,806
306
Prepared
61
306
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
53%
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
+15 months
Correlation at this shift
-94%
+22% stronger than no-shift baseline
Job Openings shifted 15 months earlier. Reads: "Does Interest on Reserve Balances today line up with Job Openings 15 months from now?"
44 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-73%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+15 months
-94%
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
-13%
10 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+70%
7 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-64%
41 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
249
A: 2 / B: 247
Series A
Interest on Reserve Balances
IORB
FRED · 1,806 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Job Openings
JTSJOL
FRED · 306 raw → 306 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
3
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-680.7559
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
11385.2388
Linear regression intercept.
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