Gold Futures Commodity Alpha and Beta Analysis
| GCUSD Commodity | 2,712 37.30 1.39% |
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Gold Futures. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Gold Futures over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Gold Futures' alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Gold Futures' market risk premium analysis include:
Beta (0.10) | Alpha 0.1 | Risk 0.92 | Sharpe Ratio 0.11 | Expected Return 0.0974 |
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
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Gold Futures Market Premiums
Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Gold Futures market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Gold Futures long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Gold Futures. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Gold Futures' performance over market.| α | 0.10 | β | -0.1 |
Gold Futures Return and Market Media
The median price of Gold Futures for the period between Tue, Aug 27, 2024 and Mon, Nov 25, 2024 is 2659.4 with a coefficient of variation of 2.93. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 77.45, arithmetic mean of 2645.38, and mean deviation of 65.18. The Commodity did not receive any noticable media coverage during the period. Price Growth (%) |
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Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Gold Futures in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Gold Futures' short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Gold Futures options trading.