Basic Materials Correlations

RYBIX Fund  USD 92.62  1.89  2.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Basic Materials Fund is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund 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 Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  0.92RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.92RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.87RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.72RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.63RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.72RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.79RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.74RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.62RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.72RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.64RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.67RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.76RYCAX Consumer Products Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.61RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2x Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.75RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.63RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.62RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.49RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.62RYCUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.58RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.57RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.46RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.45RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.45RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.44RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr

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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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
RYBAX  1.26  0.30  0.16  2.97  1.10 
 2.32 
 11.92 
RYBMX  1.24  0.20  0.14  0.29  1.10 
 2.33 
 11.45 
RYUIX  0.56 (0.08) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 1.17 
 4.31 
CVLEX  0.59  0.11  0.06  2.15  0.57 
 1.28 
 3.09 
AFALX  0.51 (0.01)(0.04) 0.06  0.56 
 0.96 
 3.06 
RSJN  0.37 (0.01)(0.08) 0.06  0.46 
 0.62 
 1.74 
TGFRX  1.72  0.06 (0.01)(0.27) 2.12 
 3.56 
 13.29 
PRSD  0.05  0.01 (0.62)(0.70) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.56 
PCIG  0.71 (0.04) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.27 
 3.92 
RSSE  0.39  0.02 (0.10) 0.67  0.46 
 0.82 
 1.73