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coincident indicator

American  

noun

  1. an economic indicator, as gross national product, that typically fluctuates in correlation with the total economy.


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To make sense of this result, it’s important to differentiate fund flows as a coincident indicator and as a leading indicator.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

Not surprisingly, given that none of these theories supports a solid coincident indicator for gold’s gyrations, they all fail as leading indicators as well.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

None is consistently good as even a coincident indicator, much less a leading one.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

Another way of putting this statistical result is that margin debt is an excellent coincident indicator of the stock market.

From MarketWatch Oct. 24, 2025

“The VIX is really a coincident indicator so it’s saying that we’re in a period of uncertainty.”

From BusinessWeek Mar. 21, 2011

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