James Alpha Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between James Alpha Managed and Dreyfus Natural Resources is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of James Alpha 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.

James Alpha Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between James Alpha Managed and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding James Alpha Managed 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 James Alpha Managed. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.

Moving together with James Mutual Fund

  0.76JASSX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.7JASVX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.63JSVCX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.73JSVIX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  1.0JDAEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  1.0JDCEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  1.0JDSEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  0.99JHQCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.96JHEQX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.99JHQAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.96GTENX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96GTECX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GTEYX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96GATEX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98JHDCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.98JHDRX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.98JHDAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.96VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.96VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.96VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.86PGTAX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.74FGILX Fidelity Global EquityPairCorr
  0.95TRLGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.91HDGIX Hartford DividendPairCorr
  0.92FTAGX Salient Tactical GrowthPairCorr

Moving against James Mutual Fund

  0.67JACRX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.66JARIX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.66JARSX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.66JAREX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr

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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 James Mutual Fund performing well and James Alpha Mutual Fund 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 James Alpha'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.