Correlation Between Pan American and Sandstorm Gold

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Pan American and Sandstorm Gold 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 Pan American and Sandstorm Gold into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Pan American Silver and Sandstorm Gold Ltd, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Pan American and Sandstorm Gold 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 Pan American with a short position of Sandstorm Gold. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Pan American and Sandstorm Gold.

Diversification Opportunities for Pan American and Sandstorm Gold

0.89

Correlation Coefficient

Pan American  Sandstorm Gold

Very poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Pan and Sandstorm is 0.89. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pan American Silver and Sandstorm Gold Ltd in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Sandstorm Gold and Pan American 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 Pan American Silver are associated (or correlated) with Sandstorm Gold. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Sandstorm Gold has no effect on the direction of Pan American i.e., Pan American and Sandstorm Gold go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Pan American and Sandstorm Gold

Assuming the 90 days trading horizon Pan American is expected to generate 1.16 times less return on investment than Sandstorm Gold. In addition to that, Pan American is 1.15 times more volatile than Sandstorm Gold Ltd. It trades about 0.18 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Sandstorm Gold Ltd is currently generating about 0.23 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  796.00  in Sandstorm Gold Ltd on December 30, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  289.00  from holding Sandstorm Gold Ltd or generate 36.31% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Pan American Silver  vs.  Sandstorm Gold Ltd

Pan American Silver

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Pan American Silver are ranked lower than 13 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. In spite of very unfluctuating basic indicators, Pan American displayed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.

Sandstorm Gold

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Sandstorm Gold Ltd are ranked lower than 18 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. In spite of very unfluctuating essential indicators, Sandstorm Gold displayed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.

Pair Trading with Pan American and Sandstorm Gold

The main advantage of trading using opposite Pan American and Sandstorm Gold positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Pan American position performs unexpectedly, Sandstorm Gold 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 Sandstorm Gold will offset losses from the drop in Sandstorm Gold's long position.

The idea behind Pan American Silver and Sandstorm Gold Ltd 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 Pair Correlation module to compare performance and examine fundamental relationship between any two equity instruments.