First Trust Correlations

HYLS Etf  USD 41.37  0.08  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Tactical and First Trust Senior is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of First Trust 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Tactical and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Tactical and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Tactical. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.93HYG iShares iBoxx HighPairCorr
  0.94USHY iShares Broad USD Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.95JNK SPDR Bloomberg High Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.93SHYG iShares 0 5PairCorr
  0.93HYLB Xtrackers USD High Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.93SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Short Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.81ANGL VanEck Fallen AngelPairCorr
  0.87FALN iShares Fallen AngelsPairCorr
  0.84HYDW Xtrackers Low BetaPairCorr
  0.77MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.67DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.66JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.83CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.35WTID UBS ETRACSPairCorr
  0.67MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.31MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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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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First Trust Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust 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 First Trust'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
META  1.59  0.02  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 2.57 
 8.90 
MSFT  1.12 (0.15) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 2.58 
 10.31 
UBER  1.88  0.41  0.19  0.74  2.06 
 4.72 
 12.75 
F  1.47  0.07  0.03  0.00  2.22 
 2.71 
 10.14 
T  1.04  0.26  0.16  0.40  1.61 
 1.90 
 11.66 
A  1.15 (0.15) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 2.92 
 9.03 
CRM  1.38 (0.27) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 2.72 
 8.88 
JPM  1.10  0.09  0.05  0.02  1.74 
 1.99 
 6.85 
MRK  1.17 (0.11) 0.00  1.52  0.00 
 2.07 
 11.58 
XOM  1.06  0.11  0.10  0.17  1.39 
 2.55 
 5.89