Northern Lights Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Lights and Sierra Tactical Risk is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Northern Lights and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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.
  
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Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  1.0SRSNX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  1.0SRSJX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.99SRTJX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.99SRTNX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  1.0STEJX Northern LightsPairCorr
  0.99SRFNX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.99SRFKX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.99SRFJX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.99SRFQX Sierra Tactical RiskPairCorr
  0.95PAALX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.95PATRX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.95PAAIX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.95PALPX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.95PASAX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.95PASCX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.95PAANX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.95PAUPX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.95PAUIX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.94WARRX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.86VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.84VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.86VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.84VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.84VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.73VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.83LVAEX Lsv Value EquityPairCorr
  0.91TTFRX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.96FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.98COIIX Calvert InternationalPairCorr
  0.88TSDFX Tiaa Cref ShortPairCorr
  0.74ETHSX Eaton Vance WorldwidePairCorr
  0.81FGDMX Fidelity Advisor ComPairCorr
  0.87NBREX Neuberger Berman MidPairCorr
  0.79PAGEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr

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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.