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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Example Sentences

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

To put the researchers’ argument another way, as a coincident indicator, the ratio is inversely correlated with the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

To put the researchers’ argument another way, as a coincident indicator, the ratio is inversely correlated with the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 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