inverse

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Still, the inverse correlation between oil and stocks remained.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Spielberg’s film, released the year before “Testament,” is a sci-fi fantasy of suburban youth in a universe of expanding possibility—an inverse image of the considerably darker, not-so-improbable science fiction in which Scottie finds himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Other funds promise inverse returns, rising 2x or 3x the amount the market declines on a particular day.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

There is a curious inverse relationship in modern physics between the tininess of the thing being sought and the scale of facilities required to do the searching.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson