Basic Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials Ultr and Tiaa Cref Inflation Link is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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 0.85 (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

  0.66UJPIX Ultrajapan Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.93MLPSX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.87ENPSX Oil Gas Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87ENPIX Oil Gas Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.66PHPIX Pharmaceuticals UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.83ULPIX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.84ULPSX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.68WCPIX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.69WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.94SVPIX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94SVPSX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.72RRPSX Rising Rates OpportunityPairCorr
  0.91UMPSX Ultramid Cap Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62UMPIX Ultramid Cap Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74RRPIX Rising Rates OpportunityPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.87UKPSX Ultrashort Japan ProfundPairCorr
  0.87UKPIX Ultrashort Japan ProfundPairCorr
  0.71GVPSX Us Government PlusPairCorr
  0.68GVPIX Us Government PlusPairCorr
  0.63UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62UIPSX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.6UJPSX Ultrajapan Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.59BRPIX Bear Profund BearPairCorr
  0.58BTCFX Bitcoin Strategy ProfundPairCorr
  0.47SRPIX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.4SRPSX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.39INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr

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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.