Rational Defensive Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Rational Defensive Growth and Ep Emerging Markets is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Rational Defensive 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.

Rational Defensive Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Rational Defensive Growth and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Rational Defensive Growth 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 Rational Defensive Growth. 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 nation.

Moving together with Rational Mutual Fund

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  0.98FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.98GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.67IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.82HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.73BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.8DIS Walt Disney Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.91AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.75MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.7AA Alcoa Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.92JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.69GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.87BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.79WMT WalmartPairCorr

Moving against Rational Mutual Fund

  0.64T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.61KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.46MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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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 Rational Mutual Fund performing well and Rational Defensive 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 Rational Defensive'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.