FAST Fastenal Company Common Stock

together opposite · bar = ρ at each lag, −10 … 0 … +10 days · holdout ρ · click a card for the full picture

FAST vs GWW

Both indexed to 100 at 2026-05-11.

FAST GWW · range 100–124 · 2026-05-11 → 2026-11-06

Same day, ranked by what's left after the market and sector factors are removed ("beyond mkt").

GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc.

ρ +0.66beyond mkt +0.39holdout +0.59stable 100%robust

MSM MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

ρ +0.56beyond mkt +0.28holdout +0.40stable 100%robust

ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc.

ρ +0.66beyond mkt +0.26holdout +0.65stable 100%robust

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

ρ +0.65beyond mkt +0.25holdout +0.55stable 100%robust

SNA Snap-on Incorporated

ρ +0.62beyond mkt +0.23holdout +0.60stable 100%robust

AOS A.O. Smith Corporation

ρ +0.57beyond mkt +0.19holdout +0.51stable 100%robust

VXX iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

ρ -0.34beyond mkt +0.01holdout -0.28stable 88%robust

No day-to-day relationship, but 5- or 10-day returns move together.

EIG Employers Holdings, Inc.

horizon 5dρ +0.31holdout +0.19stable 62%moderate

Biggest shifts in same-day correlation over the last 63 trading days versus the year before.

LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock

Δ -0.56recent -0.33prior +0.23beyond mkt -0.01

NCEL NewcelX Ltd. Ordinary Shares

Δ -0.56recent -0.42prior +0.13beyond mkt +0.02

BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NEW)

Δ -0.49recent -0.07prior +0.42beyond mkt +0.03

IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common Stock

Δ -0.49recent -0.32prior +0.16beyond mkt -0.01

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Δ -0.47recent -0.03prior +0.43beyond mkt -0.13

KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

Δ -0.46recent -0.12prior +0.33beyond mkt -0.02

Strong beyond-the-market co-movement with few shared neighbours.

Symbol	beyond mkt	raw ρ	shared	isolation
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc.	+0.39	+0.66	10