inverse

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He found the inverse correlation between rates and stocks is deeply negative at negative 0.5 — and the market’s rate sensitivity is as high as it’s been in several years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“If the yield breaks above its 2023 peak of 3.65%, reaching 18-year highs, we can expect the correlation to continue weakening toward an inverse correlation.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

That happened as the stock broke above a bullish inverse head and shoulders pivot of $60.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The literary breaches, while trivial, highlight a reality that has become all too clear: There’s an inverse correlation between power and proper punctuation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Hooke, though, told the other two that he could derive all the laws of planetary motion starting out from the assumption of an inverse square law.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin