Hussman Strategic Correlations

HSAFX Fund  USD 9.44  0.04  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Hussman Strategic and Hussman Strategic Dividend is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Hussman Strategic 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.

Hussman Strategic Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Hussman Strategic Allocation and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Hussman Strategic Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Hussman Strategic Allocation. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with Hussman Mutual Fund

  0.77VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.76VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.74VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.76VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.77VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.67AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.76FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.69BTCVX Cboe Vest BitcoinPairCorr
  0.71CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.8GVCAX Gabelli ValuePairCorr
  0.67RA Brookfield Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.81FGB First Trust SpecialtyPairCorr
  0.74FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.74VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.78AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78HIX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.7RGGEX American Funds GlobalPairCorr

Moving against Hussman Mutual Fund

  0.32VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.32VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.31VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
PLFIXWCPSX
PLFIXDFSVX
PLFIXCRF
CRFWCPSX
WCPSXDFSVX
GABDFSVX
  
High negative correlations   
PLFIXHSGFX
DFSVXHSGFX
WCPSXHSGFX
CRFHSGFX
WCPSXHSTRX
DFSVXHSTRX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Hussman Mutual Fund performing well and Hussman Strategic 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 Hussman Strategic'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
HSAFX  0.25  0.01 (0.21) 0.21  0.22 
 0.65 
 1.71 
HSDVX  0.07 (0.01)(0.70) 0.54  0.06 
 0.10 
 0.63 
HSGFX  0.47 (0.05) 0.00 (0.43) 0.00 
 0.72 
 5.51 
HSTRX  0.30 (0.02) 0.00  8.62  0.00 
 0.62 
 1.91 
DFSVX  0.86  0.01  0.07  0.10  0.68 
 1.93 
 8.30 
WCPSX  0.89  0.27  0.19  0.41  0.87 
 2.02 
 7.05 
CRF  0.88  0.17  0.05  0.36  1.76 
 1.94 
 10.78 
PLFIX  0.47  0.05  0.04  0.16  0.44 
 0.96 
 3.82 
GAB  0.63 (0.01)(0.03) 0.08  0.88 
 1.12 
 3.28 
HYMAX  0.15  0.00 (0.25) 0.10  0.26 
 0.37 
 1.54