Commodities Strategy Correlations

RYMBX Fund  USD 154.60  0.12  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Commodities Strategy and Basic Materials Fund is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Commodities Strategy 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.

Commodities Strategy Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Commodities Strategy Fund and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Commodities Strategy Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Commodities Mutual Fund

  0.62RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.66RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.74RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.74RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Commodities Mutual Fund

  0.58RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.52RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.5RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.49RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.47RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.4RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.6RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.6RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.58RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.57RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.5RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.5RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.5RYCIX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.48RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.35RYCPX Consumer ProductsPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Commodities Mutual Fund performing well and Commodities Strategy 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 Commodities Strategy'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.