IPath Series Correlations

VXZ Etf  USD 48.02  0.20  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between iPath Series B and ProShares VIX Mid Term is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of IPath Series 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.

IPath Series Correlation With Market

Excellent diversification

The correlation between iPath Series B and DJI is -0.64 (i.e., Excellent diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iPath Series B and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iPath Series B. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest.

Moving together with IPath Etf

  0.8VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.91VIXY ProShares VIX ShortPairCorr
  1.0VIXM ProShares VIX MidPairCorr

Moving against IPath Etf

  0.71EUO ProShares UltraShort EuroPairCorr
  0.69BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.67SHLD Global X FundsPairCorr
  0.56YCS ProShares UltraShort YenPairCorr
  0.55WINN Harbor Long TermPairCorr
  0.52UUP Invesco DB DollarPairCorr
  0.46CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.34DUKH Ocean Park HighPairCorr
  0.71JPM JPMorgan Chase Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63DIS Walt Disney Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.59CVX Chevron Corp Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.58AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.45AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.44INTC Intel Fiscal Year End 23rd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.42HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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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   
JPMCRM
CRMT
XOMMETA
JPMF
XOMCRM
CRMMETA
  
High negative correlations   
MRKCRM
MRKJPM
MRKT
JPMA
XOMMRK
MRKMETA

IPath Series Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IPath Etf performing well and IPath Series ETF 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 IPath Series' 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
META  1.06  0.06  0.02  0.20  1.40 
 2.62 
 8.02 
MSFT  0.92 (0.05)(0.05) 0.05  1.49 
 2.09 
 8.19 
UBER  1.62 (0.12)(0.05) 0.00  2.30 
 2.69 
 20.10 
F  1.46 (0.15)(0.04) 0.01  2.23 
 2.53 
 11.21 
T  0.92  0.28  0.15 (7.88) 0.85 
 2.56 
 6.47 
A  1.17 (0.09) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 2.71 
 9.02 
CRM  1.34  0.21  0.16  0.30  1.16 
 3.18 
 9.09 
JPM  1.12 (0.01) 0.06  0.11  1.40 
 2.05 
 15.87 
MRK  0.91 (0.21) 0.00 (0.74) 0.00 
 2.00 
 4.89 
XOM  1.01 (0.05)(0.08) 0.02  1.33 
 2.10 
 5.74