ProShares VIX Correlations

VIXM Etf  USD 15.92  0.03  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between ProShares VIX Mid and iPath Series B is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification). 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

Excellent diversification

The correlation between ProShares VIX Mid Term and DJI is -0.6 (i.e., Excellent diversification) 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with ProShares Etf

  0.89VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.89VIXY ProShares VIX ShortPairCorr
  0.82VXZ iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.88FNGD MicroSectors FANG IndexPairCorr
  0.83KO Coca ColaPairCorr

Moving against ProShares Etf

  0.91DUKH Ocean Park HighPairCorr
  0.9SWP SWP Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.89CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.87WINN Harbor Long TermPairCorr
  0.83EBND SPDR Bloomberg EmergingPairCorr
  0.8SHLD Global X DefensePairCorr
  0.7LUX Tema GlobalPairCorr
  0.46UDN Invesco DB DollarPairCorr
  0.42YCS ProShares UltraShort YenPairCorr
  0.37HUM Humana Inc Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.36MRK Merck Company Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.88BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.85JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.8AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.79HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.78GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.75INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.74CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.74HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.73CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.7JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.49VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.48MMM 3M Company Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.36MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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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.