Northern Lights Correlations

NTAIX Fund  USD 12.00  0.04  0.33%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Lights and Navigator Tactical Fixed is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Northern Lights 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.

Northern Lights Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Northern Lights and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Lights and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Northern Lights. 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 gross domestic product.
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Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.81NTBAX Navigator Tactical FixedPairCorr
  0.75NTBCX Navigator Tactical FixedPairCorr
  0.81NTBIX Navigator Tactical FixedPairCorr
  0.88NUSIX Nuveen InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.93FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.93FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.93ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.92BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.92RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95JABRX Janus BalancedPairCorr
  0.95ANOIX Small Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98FOCPX Fidelity Otc PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.99NOIEX Northern Income EquityPairCorr
  0.9FSCSX Software And ItPairCorr
  0.91BUFHX Buffalo High YieldPairCorr
  0.94OAKBX Oakmark Equity AndPairCorr
  0.65LNOCX Ladenburg Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.77VMRXX Vanguard Money MarketPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.59NTIIX Navigator TacticalPairCorr

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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 Northern Mutual Fund performing well and Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights' 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.