Portfolio Analytics
Negative Correlation
Definition
What is Negative Correlation?
A relationship in which two assets tend to move in opposite directions.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A protective asset may rise when equities fall, creating negative correlationA statistic ranging from minus one to plus one that describes how two return series move together..
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Portfolio Analytics
Correlation
A statistic ranging from minus one to plus one that describes how two return series move together.
Portfolio AnalyticsPositive Correlation
A relationship in which two assets tend to move in the same direction.
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A measure of how two variables or asset returns vary together.
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An analysis of portfolio performance under severe but plausible scenarios.