Correlation Between Ford and American Century

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Ford and American Century at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Ford and American Century into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Ford Motor and American Century ETF, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Ford and American Century and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Ford with a short position of American Century. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Ford and American Century.

Diversification Opportunities for Ford and American Century

0.11
  Correlation Coefficient

Average diversification

The 3 months correlation between Ford and American is 0.11. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ford Motor and American Century ETF in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on American Century ETF and Ford is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Ford Motor are associated (or correlated) with American Century. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of American Century ETF has no effect on the direction of Ford i.e., Ford and American Century go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Ford and American Century

Taking into account the 90-day investment horizon Ford is expected to generate 1.21 times less return on investment than American Century. In addition to that, Ford is 30.11 times more volatile than American Century ETF. It trades about 0.01 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. American Century ETF is currently generating about 0.31 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  4,809  in American Century ETF on August 25, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  274.00  from holding American Century ETF or generate 5.7% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthInsignificant
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

Ford Motor  vs.  American Century ETF

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Ford Motor 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

2 of 100

 
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Weak
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Ford Motor are ranked lower than 2 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite nearly stable technical and fundamental indicators, Ford is not utilizing all of its potentials. The recent stock price disturbance, may contribute to mid-run losses for the stockholders.
American Century ETF 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

28 of 100

 
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Strong
Strong
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in American Century ETF are ranked lower than 28 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite fairly strong basic indicators, American Century is not utilizing all of its potentials. The newest stock price confusion, may contribute to short-horizon losses for the traders.

Ford and American Century Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Ford and American Century

The main advantage of trading using opposite Ford and American Century positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Ford position performs unexpectedly, American Century can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in American Century will offset losses from the drop in American Century's long position.
The idea behind Ford Motor and American Century ETF pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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