Rational Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Rational Strategic and Quantitative Longshort Equity is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Rational Strategic 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Rational Strategic Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Rational Strategic Allocation and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Rational Strategic Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Rational Strategic Allocation. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with Rational Mutual Fund

  0.82RNECX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.82RNEAX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.81RNEIX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.88RDMAX Rational Dynamic MomentumPairCorr
  0.88RDMIX Rational Dynamic MomentumPairCorr
  0.88RDMCX Rational Dynamic MomentumPairCorr
  0.7RFXIX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.71RFXCX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.69RFXAX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  1.0RHSAX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.91RHSIX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.92RHSCX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.63HSUAX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.61HDCEX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.71HDCTX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.82PBXIX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.83PBXCX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.82PBXAX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.84VWINX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.84VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.72BKMIX Blackrock Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.92HBLTX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.87HBLRX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.87HBLSX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.86HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.86HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.87HBLCX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.92HBLIX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.91PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.7CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr
  0.71NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Rational Mutual Fund performing well and Rational Strategic Mutual Fund 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 Rational Strategic'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.