Precious Metals Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Precious Metals and Energy Fund Investor is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Precious Metals 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.

Precious Metals Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Precious Metals Fund and DJI is -0.36 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Precious Metals Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with PRECIOUS Mutual Fund

  0.73RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.73RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.78RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.73RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.68RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.61RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.64RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.61RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.65RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.61RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.66RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.65RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.64RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.61RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against PRECIOUS Mutual Fund

  0.61RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.59RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.59RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.57RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.57RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.57RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.47RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.62RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.59RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.58RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.55RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.48RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between PRECIOUS Mutual Fund performing well and Precious Metals 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 Precious Metals' 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.