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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Stocks largely fell in response, based on their inverse relationship to oil that’s dominated markets since the Iran war began almost two weeks ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 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

One story described it as the inverse of the sky—a huge, hollow, upside-down dome of rock.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan