ProShares VIX Correlations

VIXY Etf  USD 27.37  0.07  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between ProShares VIX Short and Direxion Daily Energy is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of ProShares VIX 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.

ProShares VIX Correlation With Market

Pay attention - limited upside

The correlation between ProShares VIX Short Term and DJI is -0.88 (i.e., Pay attention - limited upside) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding ProShares VIX Short Term 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 ProShares VIX Short Term. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

Moving together with ProShares Etf

  0.95VXX iPath Series B Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.98VIXM ProShares VIX MidPairCorr
  0.95VXZ iPath Series B Low VolatilityPairCorr

Moving against ProShares Etf

  0.76JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.73NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.7GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.65MUU Direxion Daily MU TrendingPairCorr
  0.64UDN Invesco DB DollarPairCorr
  0.63AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.61MULL GraniteShares 2x Long TrendingPairCorr
  0.51KORU Direxion Daily SouthPairCorr
  0.38FNGD MicroSectors FANG IndexPairCorr
  0.37YCS ProShares UltraShort YenPairCorr
  0.35BWET ETF Managers GroupPairCorr
  0.95PSFD Pacer Swan SOSPairCorr
  0.9XAUG FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.86IQSZ Invesco Actively ManagedPairCorr
  0.85PFFA Virtus InfraCap PreferredPairCorr
  0.83WDNA WisdomTree BioRevolution Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.71DBA Invesco DB AgriculturePairCorr
  0.7CHPS Xtrackers SemiconductorPairCorr
  0.67GENW Spinnaker ETF SeriesPairCorr
  0.67REGL ProShares SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.63NCPB Nuveen Core PlusPairCorr
  0.62FHLC Fidelity MSCI HealthPairCorr
  0.61SHNY Microsectors GoldPairCorr
  0.6GPT Intelligent Alpha Atlas Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.57EMES Harbor ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.45XYLD Global X SPPairCorr
  0.94JANW AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.93GAPR First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.84TLCI Touchstone ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.82ESML iShares ESG AwarePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

FTSDSMB
ERXFTSD
ERXSMB
ERXGUSH
FTSDSVXY
SMBSVXY
  

High negative correlations

UVXYSVXY
TZASTOT
FTSDUVXY
SMBUVXY
AAPUFTSD
AAPUSMB

ProShares VIX Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between ProShares Etf performing well and ProShares VIX 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 ProShares VIX'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
SVXY  1.12  0.20  0.13  0.19  1.39 
 2.70 
 9.53 
UVXY  3.40 (0.64) 0.00  0.20  0.00 
 6.04 
 30.60 
SMB  0.08  0.00 (0.17) 0.00  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.58 
STOT  0.05  0.01 (0.39) 0.42  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.25 
GUSH  2.71  0.33  0.10  0.36  3.01 
 5.88 
 13.96 
FTSD  0.06  0.01 (0.42)(4.21) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.34 
AAPU  1.87 (0.09) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 5.19 
 18.48 
TZA  2.75 (0.22) 0.00  0.10  0.00 
 5.42 
 19.22 
QID  1.56  0.15  0.03 (0.05) 1.65 
 4.08 
 9.90 
ERX  2.27  0.71  0.26  2.69  2.22 
 5.26 
 10.76