Given investment horizon of 30 days, Autobytel Inc. is expected to under-perform the China. But the stock apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, Autobytel Inc. is 1.32 times less risky than China. The stock trades about -0.34 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The China Finance Online Ltd. is currently generating about -0.22 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest 195.00 in China Finance Online Ltd. on April 24, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (33.00) from holding China Finance Online Ltd. or give up 16.92% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Average diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Autobytel Inc. and China Finance Online Co. Ltd. in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)