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Correlation

Standardizes co-movement between two return series.

Formula

ρ_xy = Cov(X,Y)/(σ_xσ_y)

Variables: Covariance; standard deviations

What it means

Standardizes co-movement between two return series.

Example

Correlation near +1 indicates strong positive linear co-movement; near -1 indicates strong negative co-movement.

How to interpret it

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