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MSM beta and relative strength
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc
MSM is strengthening above benchmark with lower sensitivity to SPY.
Directional participation
MSM in rising and falling SPY weeks
These percentages count what actually happened in completed weeks. They describe historical participation, not certainty about the next move.
The stock has joined rising benchmark weeks more consistently than falling ones.
60% of directional weeks moved the same way.MSM also rose in 65% of 31 rising benchmark weeks.
MSM also fell in 52% of 21 falling benchmark weeks.
+3.0% over 13 weeks12.5% volatility
After 17 earlier matches by direction and movement level, more dependable when the benchmark rises.
Joined rising weeks82%
Joined falling weeks50%
Benchmark fit
MSM sensitivity to SPY
The benchmark relationship is weak and explains 3% of weekly movement over the latest year. Current beta is 0.32 and is stable.
A wider range means the beta estimate is less precise.
How consistently rolling beta has held its level and direction.
The weekly regression intercept annualised; it is historical, not expected return.
Annualised volatility of returns above or below the benchmark.
+8.0 point change in movement explained across two distinct 26-week windows.
Weaker benchmark fitStronger benchmark fitLower sensitivityHigher sensitivity
The benchmark fit is too weak for the headline beta to be treated as a dependable description on its own.
If SPY rises 1%+0.75%historically associated MSM move
If SPY falls 1%-1.40%historically associated MSM move
Movement explained3%
Stability77%
Directional agreement60%
Rolling beta
26-week estimates show whether market sensitivity is rising or falling.
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Rolling betaMarket-like beta 1.00
Rolling relationship strength
Correlation shows direction; explained movement shows how useful the relationship has been.
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CorrelationMovement explained
PeriodBetaCorrelationMovement explainedAlphaExcess returnTracking error
6 months0.3929%8%+43.7%+17.2%20.6%
1 year0.3216%3%+27.4%+15.8%24.5%
2 years0.8450%25%+10.1%+14.9%22.7%
3 years0.7745%20%-3.8%-49.2%22.7%
5 years0.7853%29%+2.8%-14.0%20.4%
Relative strength
MSM relative strength against SPY
The score compares the stock/benchmark ratio with its trailing 52-week average. Above zero means the ratio is above trend; direction shows whether that advantage is building or fading.
Relative-strength trend
Current score 12.36 · 13-week change +4.75
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Relative strengthZero baseline
Stock, benchmark and worthwhile peers
Each path starts at 100. Sector and industry appear only when their Market Structure indexes have enough constituents.
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versus sector over 13 weeks · 633 constituents · 25% correlation
versus industry over 13 weeks · 22 constituents · 46% correlation
6% of weekly movement explained by the sector over one year.
22% of weekly movement explained by the industry over one year.
Return components
13-week and 52-week returns relative to SPY
This is a return bridge, not a claim of cause. It starts with the benchmark return, then shows the difference added at sector, industry and ticker level.
Broad market+3.0%
Sector difference-3.9%
Industry difference+11.1%
Ticker difference+2.3%
The largest source of relative strength was the industry difference. MSM returned 12.5%; SPY returned 3.0%.
Broad market+20.0%
Sector difference-17.3%
Industry difference+0.3%
Ticker difference+32.9%
The largest source of relative strength was the ticker difference. MSM returned 35.8%; SPY returned 20.0%.
Market conditions
MSM in rising and falling benchmark weeks
Downside beta is higher than upside beta, so weak benchmark weeks have carried more sensitivity.
ConditionWeeksMSM averageSPY averageBetaBeat benchmark
Benchmark up31+0.60%+1.47%0.7539%
Benchmark down21+0.70%-1.26%1.4067%
Strongest benchmark weeks10+1.60%+2.85%0.5630%
Weakest benchmark weeks10+0.09%-1.99%0.1270%
Quieter benchmark weeks26+0.67%+0.28%-0.6958%
Historical extremes
Strongest and weakest 13-week relative periods
Distinct 13-week windows prevent one long move from filling the list with overlapping dates.
Strongest relative periods
MSM 46.6% · SPY 12.7%
The return pattern shows that the sector moved the same way, and the industry added to the move, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.MSM 28.4% · SPY 3.8%
The return pattern shows that the industry added to the move, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.MSM 15.3% · SPY -1.8%
The return pattern shows that the industry added to the move, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.Weakest relative periods
MSM -20.6% · SPY 6.5%
The return pattern shows that the sector moved the same way, and the industry added to the move, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.MSM -11.1% · SPY 7.2%
The return pattern shows that the sector moved the same way, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.MSM -13.3% · SPY 4.5%
The return pattern shows that the sector moved the same way, and the ticker moved beyond its peer backdrop.Pressure and timing
Drawdowns and lead/lag relationship
The strongest link is in the same week. Lead/lag evidence is treated as secondary because timing relationships can change quickly.
Drawdown from each rolling high
Worst available drawdown: MSM -27.8% · SPY -23.9%
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MSM drawdownSPY drawdown
-2%
-12%
45%
-13%
-1%
Observable signals
Signals that would confirm or change the reading
These are conditions to monitor, not price targets or forecasts.
A fall through zero would show that the stock/benchmark ratio has moved below its trailing one-year average.
Downside beta is higher than upside beta. A narrowing gap would be the first sign of better asymmetry.
Rising beta means broad-market moves are carrying more weight; falling beta means ticker-specific forces are carrying more weight.
Strength shared by the peer group is broader; strength confined to the ticker is more company-specific and usually less stable.
Method and limits
Data and interpretation limits
- Data
- Completed weekly observations from 2020-09-04 to 2026-08-21 · 312 aligned weeks.
- Current reading
- 52 weeks; rolling charts use 26 weeks.
- Relative strength
- Stock/benchmark ratio compared with its trailing 52-week average.
- Peer evidence
- At least 10 sector constituents and 5 industry constituents. Thin groups are excluded.
- Boundary
- Historical relationship analysis, not a forecast or a statement of cause. Historical relationships can break without warning.