Correlation Between Visa and Harmony Gold

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

Diversification Opportunities for Visa and Harmony Gold

0.5
  Correlation Coefficient

Very weak diversification

The 3 months correlation between Visa and Harmony is 0.5. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Visa Class A and Harmony Gold Mining in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Harmony Gold Mining and Visa 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 Visa Class A are associated (or correlated) with Harmony Gold. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Harmony Gold Mining has no effect on the direction of Visa i.e., Visa and Harmony Gold go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Visa and Harmony Gold

Taking into account the 90-day investment horizon Visa is expected to generate 7.3 times less return on investment than Harmony Gold. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Visa Class A is 5.7 times less risky than Harmony Gold. It trades about 0.08 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Harmony Gold Mining is currently generating about 0.1 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  202.00  in Harmony Gold Mining on August 24, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  748.00  from holding Harmony Gold Mining or generate 370.3% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthWeak
Accuracy65.52%
ValuesDaily Returns

Visa Class A  vs.  Harmony Gold Mining

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Visa Class A 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Visa Class A are ranked lower than 14 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak basic indicators, Visa showed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.
Harmony Gold Mining 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Over the last 90 days Harmony Gold Mining has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions. Despite nearly stable fundamental indicators, Harmony Gold is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to mid-run losses for the stockholders.

Visa and Harmony Gold Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Visa and Harmony Gold

The main advantage of trading using opposite Visa and Harmony Gold positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Visa position performs unexpectedly, Harmony Gold 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 Harmony Gold will offset losses from the drop in Harmony Gold's long position.
The idea behind Visa Class A and Harmony Gold Mining 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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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Positions Ratings module to determine portfolio positions ratings based on digital equity recommendations. Macroaxis instant position ratings are based on combination of fundamental analysis and risk-adjusted market performance.

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