Biotechnology Fund Correlations

RYOAX Fund  USD 52.43  0.82  1.54%   
The current 90-days correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and Basic Materials Fund is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Biotechnology Fund 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.

Biotechnology Fund Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.64RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.64RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.83RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.74RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.68RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.73RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.7RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.76RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.7RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.75RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr

Moving against Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.75RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.73RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.73RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.73RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.67RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.54RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.53RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.75RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.74RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.72RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.71RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.68RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.54RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Biotechnology Mutual Fund performing well and Biotechnology Fund 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 Biotechnology Fund'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
RYBCX  0.68  0.20  0.08 (3.21) 0.47 
 1.63 
 3.95 
RYBAX  0.68  0.21  0.08 (3.28) 0.47 
 1.64 
 3.92 
RYBKX  0.93  0.38  0.21 (2.59) 0.66 
 2.14 
 6.95 
RYBMX  0.70  0.19  0.06 (5.97) 0.52 
 1.63 
 3.93 
RYBHX  0.80  0.20  0.21  0.36  0.40 
 2.08 
 5.80 
RYBIX  0.69  0.15  0.09  0.47  0.47 
 1.63 
 3.93 
RYBOX  1.13  0.20  0.03 (0.88) 1.54 
 1.83 
 8.17 
RYABX  0.71 (0.02) 0.00  10.71  0.00 
 1.42 
 3.57 
RYACX  0.79 (0.17) 0.00  0.30  0.00 
 1.31 
 7.07 
RYAIX  0.78 (0.17) 0.00  0.30  0.00 
 1.32 
 7.08