General Electric Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between General Electric and Compagnie Plastic Omnium is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of General Electric 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.

General Electric Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between General Electric and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding General Electric and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to General Electric could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace General Electric 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 General Electric - 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 General Electric to buy it.

Moving together with General Stock

  0.85E908 Lyxor 1PairCorr
  0.78DBPE Xtrackers LevDAXPairCorr

Moving against General Stock

  0.78DBPD Xtrackers ShortDAXPairCorr
  0.48MSF MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.48MSF MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.48MSF MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.47MSF MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.38APC Apple IncPairCorr
  0.33APC Apple IncPairCorr
  0.33APC Apple IncPairCorr
  0.33APC Apple IncPairCorr
  0.31APC Apple IncPairCorr
  0.31APC Apple IncPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between General Stock performing well and General Electric 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 General Electric'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.

General Electric Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with General Electric stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of General Electric could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing General Electric by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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