First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and First Trust Technology is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technol and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technol 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 First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.

Moving together with First Etf

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  0.9XLK Technology Select SectorPairCorr
  0.9IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.84SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.85SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.78CIBR First Trust NASDAQPairCorr
  0.88FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.9IGV iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.95FDN First Trust DowPairCorr
  0.95IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.9VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin TrustPairCorr
  0.89VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.83JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.83BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.79WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.72BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.75HPQ HP IncPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

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  0.47JPST JPMorgan Ultra ShortPairCorr
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  0.57VZ Verizon Communications Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.44JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.38MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.35T ATT Inc Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.32MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.32XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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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.
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First Trust Constituents 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.