First Trust Correlations

FBDC Etf   4.43  0.04  0.89%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Exchange and Direxion Daily Regional is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of First Trust 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between First Trust Exchange Traded and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Exchange Traded and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

Moving against First Etf

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  0.49CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
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  0.49CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
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  0.45VTI Vanguard Total Stock Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.45SPY SPDR SP 500 Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.45VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.45VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.42VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.42VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.41MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.4DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
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  0.37MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
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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   
MSFTMETA
JPMMSFT
JPMMETA
AMETA
JPMF
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High negative correlations   
MRKCRM
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First Trust Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust 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 First Trust's 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
META  1.51  0.26  0.21  0.32  1.10 
 3.99 
 10.48 
MSFT  0.90  0.30  0.27  0.47  0.54 
 2.33 
 8.85 
UBER  1.64  0.20  0.13  0.33  1.40 
 4.19 
 10.87 
F  1.32  0.14  0.06  0.32  1.47 
 2.69 
 7.46 
T  1.02 (0.05)(0.10) 0.00  1.35 
 2.35 
 5.71 
A  1.46 (0.07) 0.00  0.09  1.81 
 2.54 
 14.01 
CRM  1.33 (0.13)(0.04) 0.04  1.74 
 2.95 
 9.31 
JPM  0.90  0.22  0.18  0.38  0.67 
 2.25 
 6.03 
MRK  1.39 (0.09)(0.05) 0.04  1.96 
 2.88 
 10.58 
XOM  1.13  0.05 (0.04) 0.41  1.36 
 2.40 
 5.84 

First Trust Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with First Trust etf to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of First Trust could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing First Trust by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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