James Alpha Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between James Alpha Managed and Barings Active Short is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of James Alpha 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.

James Alpha Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between James Alpha Managed and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding James Alpha Managed 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 James Alpha Managed. 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 income.

Moving together with James Mutual Fund

  0.99JHQCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.99JHEQX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.99JHQAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  1.0GTENX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GTECX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GTEYX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GATEX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89JHDCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.89JHDRX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.99JHDAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.89FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.92BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.93BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.93MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.99CSRYX Columbia Select LargePairCorr
  0.92RIVKX American Funds InterPairCorr
  0.97SPSDX Sterling Capital BehPairCorr
  0.94PSHAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.96FDEGX Fidelity Growth StraPairCorr
  1.0DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.97FFFCX Fidelity Freedom 2010PairCorr
  0.96FISVX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.62CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.63CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

Moving against James Mutual Fund

  0.57MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.41TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between James Mutual Fund performing well and James Alpha 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 James Alpha'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.