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Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock (SYM) vs CPI: Used Cars & Trucks
Correlation
of % moves
+32%
In sync
of periods
54%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-04
47
These move in the same direction about 54% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~10% of the pattern is shared).
Roughly random — these don't track each other in a meaningful way.
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
Slipping looser
The recent pattern is looser than its long-run baseline — keep an eye on whether this sticks.
CPI: Used Cars & Trucks moves ~16 months before SYM
Watch CPI: Used Cars & Trucks for an early read on SYM.
Decouples in drawdowns
The relationship weakens when both prices are falling — don't count on this pair as a hedge under stress.
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)
54.3%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+32%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+3% → +55%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
47 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
993
880
Normalized
993
880
Prepared
48
880
Aligned
47
47
Invalid removed
R²(i)
9.9%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.05
Statistical confidence
Data points
47
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
-16 months
Correlation at this shift
-39%
+8% stronger than no-shift baseline
CPI: Used Cars & Trucks shifted 16 months later. Reads: "Does Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock (SYM) today line up with CPI: Used Cars & Trucks 16 months ago?"
30 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+32%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-16 months
-39%
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
-46%
10 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+11%
15 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-37%
21 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
834
A: 1 / B: 833
Series A
Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock (SYM)
SYM
Stock · 993 raw → 48 prepared
Series B
CPI: Used Cars & Trucks
CUSR0000SETA02
FRED · 880 raw → 880 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
7
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.0224
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0039
Linear regression intercept.
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