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RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) vs Sticky Price CPI
Correlation
of % moves
+5%
In sync
of periods
52%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-04
50
These move in the same direction about 52% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~0% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Unusual right now
Recently looser than usual — the pair is behaving differently than its long-run pattern.
RBC moves ~15 months before Sticky Price CPI
Watch RBC for an early read on Sticky Price CPI.
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)
52.1%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+5%
Based on % moves
95% CI
-24% → +33%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
50 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,008
700
Normalized
1,008
700
Prepared
51
700
Aligned
50
50
Invalid removed
R²(i)
0.3%
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
+15 months
Correlation at this shift
-49%
+44% stronger than no-shift baseline
Sticky Price CPI shifted 15 months earlier. Reads: "Does RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) today line up with Sticky Price CPI 15 months from now?"
28 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+5%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
+15 months
-49%
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
-1%
15 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-24%
23 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
651
A: 1 / B: 650
Series A
RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC)
RBC
Stock · 1,008 raw → 51 prepared
Series B
Sticky Price CPI
CORESTICKM159SFRBATL
FRED · 700 raw → 700 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
1
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.0361
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0128
Linear regression intercept.
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