Inverse Russell Correlations

RYCQX Fund  USD 37.20  0.12  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Inverse Russell 2000 and Basic Materials Fund is -0.44 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Inverse Russell 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.

Inverse Russell Correlation With Market

Pay attention - limited upside

The correlation between Inverse Russell 2000 and DJI is -0.76 (i.e., Pay attention - limited upside) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inverse Russell 2000 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Inverse Mutual Fund

  0.92RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.65RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

Moving against Inverse Mutual Fund

  0.92RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.91RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.77RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.74RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.55RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.54RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.54RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.54RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.54RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.47RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.91RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.88RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.88RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.87RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.83RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.77RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.71RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.66RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.6RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.58RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.55RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.5RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.92RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.87RYCVX Dow 2x Strategy Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87RYCYX Dow 2x Strategy Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83RYCTX Sp 500 2xPairCorr
  0.74RYCOX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.73RYCKX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr

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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 Inverse Mutual Fund performing well and Inverse Russell 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 Inverse Russell'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
RYBCX  0.95 (0.31) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 1.29 
 18.57 
RYBAX  0.90 (0.28) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 1.23 
 16.71 
RYBKX  1.10  0.18  0.14  7.41  1.11 
 2.45 
 14.68 
RYBMX  0.91 (0.27) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 1.29 
 16.32 
RYBHX  1.42 (0.14) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.76 
 29.80 
RYBIX  0.89 (0.26) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 1.29 
 15.43 
RYBOX  1.17 (0.33) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 1.41 
 16.99 
RYABX  0.82 (0.15) 0.00 (0.92) 0.00 
 1.65 
 5.16 
RYACX  0.84 (0.06) 0.00 (0.91) 0.00 
 1.80 
 5.21 
RYAIX  0.84 (0.04) 0.00  0.26  0.00 
 1.96 
 5.83