Given investment horizon of 30 days, China Sky One Medical Inc. is expected to under-perform the Cyanotech. But the stock apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, China Sky One Medical Inc. is 1.24 times less risky than Cyanotech. The stock trades about -0.14 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Cyanotech Corporation is currently generating about -0.1 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest 939 in Cyanotech Corporation on April 25, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (164.00) from holding Cyanotech Corporation or give up 17.47% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Modest diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding China Sky One Medical Inc. and Cyanotech Corp. in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)