Stocks fall together more than they rise together
X-Axis: Percentage of universe of stocks | Y-Axis: Number of trading days
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Fewer stocks move up together
More stocks move down together
Up Stocks as % of Universe
Down Stocks as % of Universe
Implication: Correlation between stocks is higher on Down-Days
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