Gildan Activewear Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Gildan Activewear and Saputo Inc is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Gildan Activewear moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Gildan Activewear moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Gildan Activewear Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Gildan Activewear and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Gildan Activewear and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Gildan Activewear could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Gildan Activewear when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Gildan Activewear - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Gildan Activewear to buy it.

Moving together with Gildan Stock

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Moving against Gildan Stock

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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   
GIB-AWN
WNCCL-B
GIB-ACCL-B
WNSAP
GIB-ASAP
CCL-BSAP
  
High negative correlations   
GIB-ATRI
WNTRI
TRISAP
TRICCL-B

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Gildan Stock performing well and Gildan Activewear Company 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 Gildan Activewear'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.

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