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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX) vs NASDAQ Composite
Correlation
of % moves
+29%
In sync
of periods
58%
History
daysdays · through 2026-05-21
1,250
These move in the same direction about 58% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~8% of the pattern is shared).
A real but noisy link — useful as context, risky as a standalone signal.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Tighter in drawdowns
The relationship is stronger when both prices are falling than when both are rising — typical risk-off behaviour.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
58.3%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+29%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+24% → +34%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
1,250 paired data points survived the daily window.
Raw input
1,254
13,941
Normalized
1,254
13,941
Prepared
1,254
13,941
Aligned
1,250
1,250
Invalid removed
R²(i)
8.4%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.001
Statistical confidence
Data points
1,250
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
+29%
No shift — both series at their actual dates.
1,249 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+29%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
No shift
+29%
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
+10%
53 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+44%
36 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-52%
50 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
12,695
A: 4 / B: 12691
Series A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX)
VRTX
Stock · 1,254 raw → 1,254 prepared
Series B
NASDAQ Composite
NASDAQCOM
FRED · 13,941 raw → 13,941 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
17
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.2225
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
0.0004
Linear regression intercept.
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