First Trust Correlations

QTEC Etf  USD 213.61  4.66  2.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and First Trust Dow is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of First Trust 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technol and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technol and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in consumer price index.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.9VGT Vanguard InformationPairCorr
  0.91XLK Technology Select SectorPairCorr
  0.89IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.94SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.94SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.9FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.93IGV iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.93FDN First Trust DowPairCorr
  0.91IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.61BITX Volatility Shares TrustPairCorr
  0.64BITU ProShares TrustPairCorr
  0.64BTCL T Rex 2XPairCorr
  0.67BTFX Valkyrie Bitcoin FuturesPairCorr
  0.92TARK AXS 2X InnovationPairCorr
  0.88CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.64XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.84CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.87MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.73MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.81DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.72DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.74WTID UBS ETRACSPairCorr
  0.81PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.58KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.48MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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First Trust Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust ETF 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 First Trust'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.