Towpath Focus Correlations

TOWFX Fund  USD 19.38  0.01  0.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between Towpath Focus and Oppenheimer Moderate Invstr is 0.63 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Towpath Focus and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor 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.
  
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Moving together with Towpath Mutual Fund

  0.83VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.67AWSHX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.66WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.7WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.61IOGYX Invesco Gold SpecialPairCorr
  0.64FIJDX Gold Portfolio FidelityPairCorr
  0.64FEGOX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.79LTEBX Limited Term TaxPairCorr
  0.62FRDPX Franklin Rising DividendsPairCorr
  0.73MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.61AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.75TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.62JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.61CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.7DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.63XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr

Moving against Towpath Mutual Fund

  0.57MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.57HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.53HD Home DepotPairCorr

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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.