James Alpha Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between James Alpha Managed and The National Tax Free is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of James Alpha 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.

James Alpha Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between James Alpha Managed and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding James Alpha Managed 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 James Alpha Managed. 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 income.

Moving together with James Mutual Fund

  0.79JASSX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.74JASVX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.62JSVCX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  0.75JSVIX James Alpha StructuredPairCorr
  1.0JDCEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  1.0JDIEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  1.0JDSEX James Alpha ManagedPairCorr
  0.99JHQCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.99JHEQX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.96JHQAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  1.0GTENX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GTECX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GTEYX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0GATEX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94JHDCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.94JHDRX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.98JHDAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.64PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.79XNKGX Nuveen Georgia QualityPairCorr
  0.84XPPRX Voya Prime RatePairCorr
  0.87PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.98VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.96AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.66GOVXX Money Market ObligationsPairCorr
  0.66GRFXX Money Market ObligationsPairCorr
  0.95FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr

Moving against James Mutual Fund

  0.75JACRX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.75JARSX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.75JAREX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.74JARIX James Alpha GlobalPairCorr
  0.54XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.46XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.44NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between James Mutual Fund performing well and James Alpha 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 James Alpha'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.