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RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) vs Avg Hourly Earnings
Correlation
of % moves
-1%
In sync
of periods
63%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-04
50
These move in the same direction about 63% of the time
Their swing sizes barely line up — almost no shared pattern.
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
Unusual right now
Recently tighter than usual — the pair is behaving differently than its long-run pattern.
RBC moves ~7 months before Avg Hourly Earnings
Watch RBC for an early read on Avg Hourly Earnings.
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)
62.5%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-1%
Based on % moves
95% CI
-29% → +27%
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
50 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,008
242
Normalized
1,008
242
Prepared
51
242
Aligned
50
50
Invalid removed
Likely range of correlation
R²(i)
0.0%
Variance explained
Significance
n.s.
Statistical confidence
Data points
50
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
+7 months
Correlation at this shift
-46%
+45% stronger than no-shift baseline
Avg Hourly Earnings shifted 7 months earlier. Reads: "Does RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) today line up with Avg Hourly Earnings 7 months from now?"
36 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-1%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+7 months
-46%
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
+9%
30 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
N/A
0 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
+6%
18 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
193
A: 1 / B: 192
Series A
RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC)
RBC
Stock · 1,008 raw → 51 prepared
Series B
Avg Hourly Earnings
CES0500000003
FRED · 242 raw → 242 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
1
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-0.0003
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0034
Linear regression intercept.
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