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Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) vs PCE Price Index
Correlation
of % moves
+37%
In sync
of periods
62%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-04
59
These move in the same direction about 62% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~13% of the pattern is shared).
A real but noisy link — useful as context, risky as a standalone signal.
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
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)
62.1%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+37%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+12% → +57%
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,255
808
Normalized
1,255
808
Prepared
61
808
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
Likely range of correlation
R²(i)
13.3%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.01
Statistical confidence
Data points
59
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
No shift
Correlation at this shift
+37%
No shift — both series at their actual dates.
58 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+37%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
No shift
+37%
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
+14%
35 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
N/A
1 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
+25%
22 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
751
A: 2 / B: 749
Series A
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)
VLO
Stock · 1,255 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
PCE Price Index
PCEPI
FRED · 808 raw → 808 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
9
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.0088
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0030
Linear regression intercept.
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