IPath Series Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iPath Series B and First Trust RiverFront is -0.57 (i.e., Excellent diversification). The correlation of IPath Series 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.

IPath Series Correlation With Market

Pay attention - limited upside

The correlation between iPath Series B and DJI is -0.92 (i.e., Pay attention - limited upside) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iPath Series B 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 iPath Series B. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.

Moving together with IPath Etf

  0.98VXX iPath Series B Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.98VIXY ProShares VIX Short Downward RallyPairCorr
  1.0VIXM ProShares VIX MidPairCorr
  0.61EUO ProShares UltraShort EuroPairCorr

Moving against IPath Etf

  0.91VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.88VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.82VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.79SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.79IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.74UDN Invesco DB DollarPairCorr
  0.72CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.6BND Vanguard Total Bond Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.52YCS ProShares UltraShort YenPairCorr
  0.86WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.85BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.79MRK Merck Company Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.73DD Dupont De Nemours Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.73CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.61XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.58INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.5AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.44JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.43PFE Pfizer Inc Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.42GE GE AerospacePairCorr

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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IPath Series Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IPath Etf performing well and IPath Series ETF 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 IPath Series' 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
HARD  1.00  0.06  0.02  0.18  1.46 
 1.82 
 7.12 
EGGY  1.30 (0.13) 0.00 (2.23) 0.00 
 2.37 
 8.03 
CEFZ  0.47  0.04 (0.01) 1.05  0.61 
 1.16 
 3.93 
KNCT  0.91  0.04  0.02  0.08  1.25 
 1.92 
 6.31 
NVDQ  3.41 (0.04) 0.00  0.48  0.00 
 7.16 
 19.64 
RETL  2.90 (0.05) 0.02  0.03  3.11 
 5.51 
 18.66 
XUDV  0.64  0.07  0.05  0.35  0.60 
 1.32 
 3.23 
OZEM  1.06  0.38  0.29  0.73  0.78 
 2.38 
 7.31 
SPBX  0.23  0.02 (0.04) 0.10  0.23 
 0.59 
 1.83 
RFEM  0.60  0.11  0.13  0.25  0.48 
 1.52 
 3.02