Basic Materials Correlations

RYBIX Fund  USD 98.45  5.87  5.63%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor 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

  1.0RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.88RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.94RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.94RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.84RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.89RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.7RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.96RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.85RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.88RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.87RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.7RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.62RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.82RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.89RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.7RYCPX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.91RYCOX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.9RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.72RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.61RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.41RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.35RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.32RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.32RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.32RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.85RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.72RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.68RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.44RYCUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.42RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr

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  1.24  0.47  0.25  1.49  1.28 
 2.32 
 15.43 
RYBMX  1.31  0.57  0.31  3.40  1.21 
 2.60 
 14.95 
RYUIX  0.58  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 1.19 
 4.31 
CVLEX  0.57  0.16  0.17 (2.91) 0.47 
 1.28 
 4.06 
AFALX  0.51  0.11  0.13 (1.63) 0.34 
 1.06 
 3.36 
RSJN  0.32  0.06  0.05 (1.60) 0.26 
 0.85 
 2.04 
TGFRX  1.42  0.03  0.00  0.13  2.04 
 2.62 
 9.93 
PRSD  0.05  0.01 (0.30)(1.90) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.56 
PCIG  0.81 (0.06) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.32 
 5.30 
RSSE  0.36  0.06  0.04 (2.82) 0.30 
 0.94 
 2.04