Towpath Focus Correlations

TOWFX Fund  USD 16.18  0.11  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Towpath Focus and Red Oak Technology is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Towpath Focus 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.

Towpath Focus Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Towpath Focus and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Towpath Focus and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Towpath Focus. 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 census.

Moving together with Towpath Mutual Fund

  0.91VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.89VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.89VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.89VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.78LABAX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.81TFOIX Transamerica CapitalPairCorr
  0.81ORIYX Oak Ridge SmallPairCorr
  0.8PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.76CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.83MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.85STBDX Sierra Tactical BondPairCorr
  0.81JLGMX Jpmorgan Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Towpath Mutual Fund

  0.6VTLXX VtlxxPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Towpath Mutual Fund performing well and Towpath Focus 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 Towpath Focus' 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.