Hussman Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Hussman Strategic and Transamerica Intermediate Muni is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Hussman Strategic 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.

Hussman Strategic Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Hussman Strategic Allocation and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Hussman Strategic Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Hussman Strategic Allocation. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with Hussman Mutual Fund

  0.75FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.66PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.73BCAAX Brandywineglobal CPairCorr
  0.77TRLCX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.74WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.63FSBCX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.74NBGIX Neuberger Berman GenesisPairCorr
  0.74MUTHX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.74PRMTX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.75VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.72WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.73VWENX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.8PRCCX Putnam Convertible IncmPairCorr
  0.75VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.73BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.71SMAPX Salient Mlp EnergyPairCorr
  0.74WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PREIX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Hussman Mutual Fund

  0.78UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.68USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Hussman Mutual Fund performing well and Hussman Strategic 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 Hussman Strategic'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.