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Correlation analysis between Big Lots and WalMart

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This module allows you to analyze existing cross correlation between Big Lots Inc and WalMart Stores Inc. You can compare the effects of market volatilities on Big Lots and WalMart and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Big Lots with a short position of WalMart. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Big Lots and WalMart.

Big Lots Inc. vs WalMart Stores Inc.

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Considering 30-days investment horizon, Big Lots Inc is expected to generate 1.28 times more return on investment than WalMart. However, Big Lots is 1.28 times more volatile than WalMart Stores Inc. It trades about 0.02 of its potential returns per unit of risk. WalMart Stores Inc is currently generating about -0.22 per unit of risk. If you would invest 4,720 in Big Lots Inc on February 3, 2015 and sell it today you would earn a total of 21.00 from holding Big Lots Inc or generate 0.44% return on investment over 30 days.

Correlation Coefficient

0.37

Parameters

Time Period	1 Month [change]
Direction	Positive
Strength	Very Weak
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

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Diversification

Weak diversification

Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Big Lots Inc. and WalMart Stores Inc. in the same portfolio assuming nothing else is changed

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Historical Performance Chart

Tangent Of Price Move

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Rate of Change

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Information Ratio	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value At Risk	Maximum Drawdown
BIG	1.01	0.00	0.00	0.06	0.00	0.0007	0.00	2.41	(2.20)	4.89	Backtest
WMT	0.81	(0.35)	0.00	(0.23)	0.00	(0.29)	0.00	0.93	(3.12)	4.82	Backtest

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Returns

Big Lots Inc

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Compared with the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Big Lots Inc are ranked lower than 1 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 30 days.

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WalMart Stores

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Over the last 30 days WalMart Stores Inc has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.

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Correlation Coefficient

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