First Trust Correlations

HYLS Etf  USD 41.59  0.17  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Tactical and First Trust Senior is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Tactical and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Tactical 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 First Trust Tactical. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.98HYG iShares iBoxx HighPairCorr
  0.98USHY iShares Broad USDPairCorr
  0.98JNK SPDR Bloomberg HighPairCorr
  0.93SHYG iShares 0 5 Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.98HYLB Xtrackers USD HighPairCorr
  0.94SJNK SPDR Bloomberg ShortPairCorr
  0.9ANGL VanEck Fallen AngelPairCorr
  0.94FALN iShares Fallen AngelsPairCorr
  0.74HYDW Xtrackers Low BetaPairCorr
  0.75PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly PayPairCorr
  0.66SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.85CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.62DSJA DSJAPairCorr
  0.74AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.79HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.61AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.72GE GE Aerospace Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.66IBM International Business Fiscal Year End 22nd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.71CAT Caterpillar Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.64MCD McDonalds Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.55VIIX VIIXPairCorr
  0.43ULE ProShares Ultra EuroPairCorr
  0.36YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr
  0.32FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.82BA Boeing Fiscal Year End 29th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.41MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.35JNJ Johnson Johnson Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr

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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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XOMMETA
CRMMETA
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XOMCRM
TMETA
  
High negative correlations   
MRKCRM
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First Trust Competition 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
META  1.07  0.05  0.02  0.16  1.41 
 2.62 
 8.02 
MSFT  0.89 (0.10) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 2.08 
 8.19 
UBER  1.56 (0.15) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 2.53 
 20.10 
F  1.40 (0.09)(0.02) 0.02  2.20 
 2.53 
 11.72 
T  0.91  0.26  0.16 (47.59) 0.84 
 2.56 
 6.47 
A  1.09 (0.16) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 2.11 
 9.02 
CRM  1.25  0.24  0.20  0.30  0.94 
 3.18 
 9.09 
JPM  1.09  0.03  0.06  0.10  1.43 
 2.05 
 15.87 
MRK  0.83 (0.26) 0.00 (1.64) 0.00 
 1.68 
 4.89 
XOM  1.03  0.04  0.00  0.15  1.22 
 2.14 
 5.78