Correlation Between ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior 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 ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between ProShares Ultra Gold and VanEck Junior Gold, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior 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 ProShares Ultra with a short position of VanEck Junior. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior.

Diversification Opportunities for ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior

0.91
  Correlation Coefficient

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between ProShares and VanEck is 0.91. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding ProShares Ultra Gold and VanEck Junior Gold in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on VanEck Junior Gold and ProShares Ultra 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 ProShares Ultra Gold are associated (or correlated) with VanEck Junior. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of VanEck Junior Gold has no effect on the direction of ProShares Ultra i.e., ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior

Considering the 90-day investment horizon ProShares Ultra Gold is expected to generate 0.87 times more return on investment than VanEck Junior. However, ProShares Ultra Gold is 1.15 times less risky than VanEck Junior. It trades about 0.06 of its potential returns per unit of risk. VanEck Junior Gold is currently generating about 0.02 per unit of risk. If you would invest  8,871  in ProShares Ultra Gold on August 29, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  574.00  from holding ProShares Ultra Gold or generate 6.47% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthVery Strong
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

ProShares Ultra Gold  vs.  VanEck Junior Gold

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ProShares Ultra Gold 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Insignificant
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in ProShares Ultra Gold are ranked lower than 4 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite quite conflicting technical and fundamental indicators, ProShares Ultra may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in December 2024.
VanEck Junior Gold 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Weak
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in VanEck Junior Gold are ranked lower than 1 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Even with relatively steady basic indicators, VanEck Junior is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price chaos, may contribute to medium-term losses for the stakeholders.

ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior

The main advantage of trading using opposite ProShares Ultra and VanEck Junior positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if ProShares Ultra position performs unexpectedly, VanEck Junior 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 VanEck Junior will offset losses from the drop in VanEck Junior's long position.
The idea behind ProShares Ultra Gold and VanEck Junior Gold 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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