Rational Special Correlations

RFXCX Fund  USD 18.12  0.01  0.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Rational Special Sit and Franklin Federal Limited Term is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Rational Special 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.

Rational Special Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Rational Special Situations and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Rational Special Situations and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Rational Special Situations. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Rational Mutual Fund

  1.0RFXIX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  1.0RFXAX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.88HRSTX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.88HRSAX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.87HRSFX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.83HSUAX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.83HSUCX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HSUTX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.82IGOAX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.81IGOCX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.82IGOIX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.71HDCAX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.74HDCEX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.75HDCTX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.85PBXIX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.84PBXCX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.85PBXAX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.61LBNDX Lord Abbett BondPairCorr

Moving against Rational Mutual Fund

  0.41HLDRX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.4HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr

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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 Rational Mutual Fund performing well and Rational Special 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 Rational Special'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.