Assuming 30 trading days horizon, MPX Energia SA is expected to under-perform the SURE. But the otc stock apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, MPX Energia SA is 1.02 times less risky than SURE. The otc stock trades about -0.38 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The SURE ENERGY INC is currently generating about -0.36 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest 95.00 in SURE ENERGY INC on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (27.00) from holding SURE ENERGY INC or give up 28.42% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Modest diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding MPX Energia SA and SURE ENERGY INC in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)