First Trust Correlations

FCTR Etf  USD 37.05  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Lunt and ProShares Ultra MidCap400 is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of First Trust 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Trust Lunt and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Lunt and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Lunt. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in poverty.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.94VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.92IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.83VIG Vanguard DividendPairCorr
  0.9VV Vanguard Large CapPairCorr
  0.89RSP Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.93IWB iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.9ESGU iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.92DFAC Dimensional Core EquityPairCorr
  0.66SPLG SSgA Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.74OIH VanEck Oil ServicesPairCorr
  0.89WTMF WisdomTree ManagedPairCorr
  0.84EWC iShares MSCI CanadaPairCorr
  0.94TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.83BST BlackRock Science TechPairCorr
  0.67RDIV Invesco SP UltraPairCorr
  0.82AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.75DD Dupont De Nemours Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.76INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.63DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.64HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.56HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.41MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.41T ATT Inc Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.38MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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First Trust Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust ETF 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 First Trust's 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
EVUS  0.55  0.06  0.07  0.16  0.48 
 1.45 
 3.05 
ELCV  0.60  0.08  0.07  0.19  0.57 
 1.13 
 3.08 
PSCI  1.02  0.16  0.17  0.20  0.87 
 2.77 
 5.14 
GSC  0.93  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.83 
 2.10 
 4.87 
PY  0.50  0.02 (0.01) 0.11  0.52 
 1.24 
 3.31 
PSCH  1.00 (0.05)(0.03) 0.04  1.02 
 2.41 
 6.59 
XBJL  0.21  0.00 (0.18) 0.09  0.19 
 0.43 
 1.31 
SVAL  0.83  0.14  0.16  0.21  0.60 
 2.33 
 5.39 
ERTH  0.79 (0.05)(0.05) 0.02  1.02 
 1.55 
 4.99 
MVV  1.50  0.13  0.13  0.14  1.47 
 3.83 
 7.51