ProShares UltraShort Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between ProShares UltraShort QQQ and ProShares UltraShort Dow30 is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of ProShares UltraShort 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.

ProShares UltraShort Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between ProShares UltraShort QQQ and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding ProShares UltraShort QQQ and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with ProShares Etf

  0.81PSQ ProShares Short QQQPairCorr
  0.76SPXU ProShares UltraPro ShortPairCorr
  0.73SDS ProShares UltraShort Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against ProShares Etf

  0.61CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.57SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.31PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.67WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.59IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.56AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.54T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.5MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.48MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.37GE GE AerospacePairCorr

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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   
SKFDXD
SDSDXD
TWMDXD
SKFSDS
TWMSDS
SKFTWM
  
High negative correlations   
QLDSDS
QLDSKF
QLDDXD
QLDTWM

ProShares UltraShort Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between ProShares Etf performing well and ProShares UltraShort 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 UltraShort'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.