Basic Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Basic Materials Fund is -0.1 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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

  0.97RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.98RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.85RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.9RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.92RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.84RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.95RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.91RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.95RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.93RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.9RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.93RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.88RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.94RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.87RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.95RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.93RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.92RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.91RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.91RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.91RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYAGX Inverse Mid Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.95RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.93RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.93RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.91RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.9RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.87RYCLX Inverse Mid Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.31RYCGX 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.