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The current 90-days correlation between Africa Oil Corp and Headwater Exploration is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Africa Oil moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Africa Oil Corp moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.
Africa Oil Correlation With Market
Average diversification
The correlation between Africa Oil Corp and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Africa Oil Corp and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Africa Oil could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Africa Oil when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Africa Oil - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Africa Oil Corp to buy it.
Moving together with Africa Stock
Moving against Africa Stock
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.
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Risk-Adjusted IndicatorsThere is a big difference between Africa Stock performing well and Africa Oil Company 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 Africa Oil'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.
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