ProShares VIX Correlations

VIXM Etf  USD 16.94  0.11  0.65%   
The current 90-days correlation between ProShares VIX Mid and iPath Series B is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as ProShares VIX moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if ProShares VIX Mid Term moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

ProShares VIX Correlation With Market

Pay attention - limited upside

The correlation between ProShares VIX Mid Term and DJI is -0.76 (i.e., Pay attention - limited upside) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding ProShares VIX Mid Term and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in ProShares VIX Mid Term. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest.

Moving together with ProShares Etf

  0.88VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.87VIXY ProShares VIX ShortPairCorr
  1.0VXZ iPath Series B Low VolatilityPairCorr

Moving against ProShares Etf

  0.85MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.84AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.81DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.8BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.8HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.8BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.79ITDD iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.79MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.78CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.76GE GE Aerospace Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.75DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.74CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.73CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.66IBM International Business Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.65YCS ProShares UltraShort YenPairCorr
  0.6HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.49CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.31XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr

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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   
SMDDVIXY
SMDDVXZ
VIXYVXZ
UBTVXZ
UBTVIXY
SMDDUBT
  
High negative correlations   
SVXYVIXY
SMDDSVXY
SVXYVXZ
UBTSVXY

ProShares VIX Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between ProShares Etf performing well and ProShares VIX 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 ProShares VIX'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.