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McDonald's Corp. (MCD) vs Dow Jones Industrial Average
Correlation
of % moves
+50%
In sync
of periods
66%
History
daysdays · through 2026-05-08
1,254
These move in the same direction about 66% of the time
Their swing sizes loosely line up (~25% 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
Slipping looser
The recent pattern is looser than its long-run baseline — keep an eye on whether this sticks.
Holds in both up and down markets
The relationship is similar whether prices are rising or falling — reliable in both directions.
Mostly stable
The relationship drifts a little but stays in the same neighbourhood.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
65.9%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+50%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+45% → +54%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
1,254 paired data points survived the daily window.
Raw input
1,255
2,515
Normalized
1,255
2,515
Prepared
1,255
2,515
Aligned
1,254
1,254
Invalid removed
R²(i)
24.6%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points
1,254
Deep
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
+50%
No shift — both series at their actual dates.
1,253 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+50%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
No shift
+50%
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
+22%
99 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+24%
84 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-53%
66 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
1,262
A: 1 / B: 1261
Series A
MCD
Stock · 1,255 raw → 1,255 prepared
Series B
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
FRED · 2,515 raw → 2,515 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
17
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.4257
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0002
Linear regression intercept.
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