Correlation Between Japan Asia and China Railway

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Japan Asia and China Railway at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Japan Asia and China Railway into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Japan Asia Investment and China Railway Group, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Japan Asia and China Railway and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Japan Asia with a short position of China Railway. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Japan Asia and China Railway.

Diversification Opportunities for Japan Asia and China Railway

-0.49

Correlation Coefficient

Japan Asia  China Railway

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Japan and China is -0.49. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Japan Asia Investment and China Railway Group in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on China Railway Group and Japan Asia is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Japan Asia Investment are associated (or correlated) with China Railway. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of China Railway Group has no effect on the direction of Japan Asia i.e., Japan Asia and China Railway go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Japan Asia and China Railway

Assuming the 90 days horizon Japan Asia Investment is expected to generate 0.88 times more return on investment than China Railway. However, Japan Asia Investment is 1.14 times less risky than China Railway. It trades about -0.04 of its potential returns per unit of risk. China Railway Group is currently generating about -0.05 per unit of risk. If you would invest  130.00  in Japan Asia Investment on October 9, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (4.00) from holding Japan Asia Investment or give up 3.08% of portfolio value over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Against
Strength	Very Weak
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Japan Asia Investment  vs.  China Railway Group

Japan Asia Investment

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Japan Asia Investment has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions. Despite nearly stable basic indicators, Japan Asia is not utilizing all of its potentials. The newest stock price disturbance, may contribute to mid-run losses for the stockholders.

China Railway Group

Risk-Adjusted Performance

2 of 100

Weak

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in China Railway Group are ranked lower than 2 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite nearly stable basic indicators, China Railway is not utilizing all of its potentials. The newest stock price disturbance, may contribute to mid-run losses for the stockholders.

Pair Trading with Japan Asia and China Railway

The main advantage of trading using opposite Japan Asia and China Railway positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Japan Asia position performs unexpectedly, China Railway can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in China Railway will offset losses from the drop in China Railway's long position.

The idea behind Japan Asia Investment and China Railway Group pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Competition Analyzer module to analyze and compare many basic indicators for a group of related or unrelated entities.