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Block, Inc. (XYZ) vs Building Permits
Correlation
of % moves
-45%
In sync
of periods
31%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-05
17
These move in the same direction about 31% of the time
Their swing sizes loosely mirror each other (~21% of the pattern is shared).
Strong enough to use as a signal — check the stability and regime notes below before relying on it.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Building Permits moves ~6 months before XYZ
Watch Building Permits for an early read on XYZ.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
31%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
-45%
Based on % moves
95% CI
N/A
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
17 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
368
797
Normalized
368
797
Prepared
19
797
Aligned
17
17
Invalid removed
Likely range
R²(i)
21%
Variance explained
Significance
N/A
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
16
Limited
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 months.
Selected shift
-6 months
Correlation at this shift
+54%
+8% stronger than no-shift baseline
Building Permits shifted 6 months later. Reads: "Does Block, Inc. (XYZ) today line up with Building Permits 6 months ago?"
10 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
-45%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-6 months
+54%
A non-zero peak suggests one series lines up better when shifted against the other.
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
N/A
2 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
N/A
3 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-63%
11 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
782
A: 2 / B: 780
Series A
Block, Inc. (XYZ)
XYZ
Stock · 368 raw → 19 prepared
Series B
Building Permits
PERMIT
FRED · 797 raw → 797 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
7
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-0.1917
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0050
Linear regression intercept.
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