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HY Bond Spread vs iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)
Correlation
of % moves
-59%
In sync
of periods
31%
History
daysdays · through 2026-09-04
750
These move in the same direction about 31% of the time
Their swing sizes loosely mirror each other (~34% of the pattern is shared).
Strong enough to use as a signal — check the stability and regime notes below before relying on it.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Decouples in drawdowns
The relationship weakens when both prices are falling — don't count on this pair as a hedge under stress.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
31%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-59%
Based on % moves
95% CI
-63% → -54%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
750 paired data points survived the daily window.
Raw input
785
1,253
Normalized
785
1,253
Prepared
785
1,253
Aligned
750
750
Invalid removed
R²(i)
34%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
749
Robust
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: -6 to 6 days.
Selected shift
No shift
Correlation at this shift
-59%
No shift — both series at their actual dates.
749 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-59%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
No shift
-59%
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
-24%
19 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
-3%
33 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-77%
179 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
538
A: 35 / B: 503
Series A
HY Bond Spread
BAMLH0A0HYM2
FRED · 785 raw → 785 prepared
Series B
IWM
Stock · 1,253 raw → 1,253 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
19
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-0.3693
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0005
Linear regression intercept.
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