Basic Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials Ultr and Gabelli Convertible And is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Basic Materials is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Ultrasector and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Basic Materials Ultrasector and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  0.91UJPIX Ultrajapan Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MLPSX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95MLPIX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95ENPSX Oil Gas UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.95ENPIX Oil Gas UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.62PHPIX Pharmaceuticals UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.61PHPSX Pharmaceuticals UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.65ULPIX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.67ULPSX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.95OEPSX Oil Equipment ServicesPairCorr
  0.95OEPIX Oil Equipment ServicesPairCorr
  0.94SVPIX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94SVPSX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95UMPSX Ultramid Cap ProfundPairCorr
  0.95UMPIX Ultramid Cap ProfundPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.96UKPSX Ultrashort Japan ProfundPairCorr
  0.96UKPIX Ultrashort Japan ProfundPairCorr
  0.95UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95UIPSX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87SRPSX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.82SRPIX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.79BTCFX Bitcoin Strategy ProfundPairCorr
  0.87INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.87INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.41UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.4UOPSX Ultranasdaq 100 ProfundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Basic Materials' multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.