Here are some additions to the previous post on S&P 500 correlation. Correlation distribution Before we only looked at mean correlations.  However, it is possible to see more of the distribution than just the mean.  Figures 1 and 2 show several quantiles: 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%. Figure 1: Quantiles of 50-day rolling correlation of … Continue reading → [Read more...]

Ticker Sense posted about the mean correlation of the S&P 500. The plot there — similar to Figure 1 — shows that correlation has been on the rise after a low in February. Figure 1: Mean 50-day rolling correlation of S&P 500 constituents to the index. For me, this post raised a whole lot ... [Read more...]