Correlation Between BMO Junior and Harvest Global

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both BMO Junior and Harvest Global 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 BMO Junior and Harvest Global into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between BMO Junior Gold and Harvest Global Gold, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on BMO Junior and Harvest Global 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 BMO Junior with a short position of Harvest Global. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of BMO Junior and Harvest Global.

Diversification Opportunities for BMO Junior and Harvest Global

0.96

Correlation Coefficient

BMO Junior  Harvest Global

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between BMO and Harvest is 0.96. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding BMO Junior Gold and Harvest Global Gold in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Harvest Global Gold and BMO Junior 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 BMO Junior Gold are associated (or correlated) with Harvest Global. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Harvest Global Gold has no effect on the direction of BMO Junior i.e., BMO Junior and Harvest Global go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between BMO Junior and Harvest Global

Assuming the 90 days trading horizon BMO Junior Gold is expected to generate 1.12 times more return on investment than Harvest Global. However, BMO Junior is 1.12 times more volatile than Harvest Global Gold. It trades about 0.23 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Harvest Global Gold is currently generating about 0.25 per unit of risk. If you would invest  8,975  in BMO Junior Gold on December 29, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  2,793  from holding BMO Junior Gold or generate 31.12% return on investment over 90 days.

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

BMO Junior Gold  vs.  Harvest Global Gold

BMO Junior Gold

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

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

Harvest Global Gold

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Harvest Global Gold are ranked lower than 19 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. In spite of very unfluctuating basic indicators, Harvest Global displayed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.

Pair Trading with BMO Junior and Harvest Global

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

The idea behind BMO Junior Gold and Harvest Global Gold 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 Portfolio Optimization module to compute new portfolio that will generate highest expected return given your specified tolerance for risk.