Basic Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Energy Fund Investor is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.9RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.85RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.91RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.92RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.87RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.96RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.93RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.96RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.95RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.95RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.9RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.95RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.88RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.95RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.93RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.93RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.93RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.92RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.9RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.94RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.93RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.92RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.9RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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.