Inverse Russell Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Inverse Russell 2000 and Advent Claymore Convertible is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Inverse Russell 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.

Inverse Russell Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Inverse Russell 2000 and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inverse Russell 2000 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Inverse Mutual Fund

  0.96PSTIX Stocksplus Tr ShortPairCorr
  0.97PBRIX Federated Prudent BearPairCorr
  0.97BEARX Federated Prudent BearPairCorr
  0.97PBRCX Federated Prudent BearPairCorr
  0.96PSSCX Pimco StocksplusPairCorr
  0.96PSSAX Pimco StocksplusPairCorr
  0.96PSNNX Pimco Stocksplus ShortPairCorr
  0.88GRZZX Grizzly ShortPairCorr
  0.98RYURX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.98RYUCX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

Moving against Inverse Mutual Fund

  0.93DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.92BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.9EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.89CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.86DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.85GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.77MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.77MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.61DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.54AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.54HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.51HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.38T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.32INTC IntelPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inverse Mutual Fund performing well and Inverse Russell 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 Inverse Russell'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.