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Sector Correlation

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What it is

A colour-coded matrix showing rolling 1-month price return correlations between all major sector ETFs and key macro instruments.

How to read it

Green cells = sectors moving together (positive correlation). Red cells = sectors moving in opposite directions (negative correlation). The darker the colour, the stronger the relationship. A sector showing low correlation to everything else may be driven by its own idiosyncratic factors.

Why it matters

In concentrated moves — such as a broad risk-off selloff — correlations spike toward 1 and everything falls together. Watching correlation helps you understand whether apparent sector diversity in a portfolio actually provides protection, or whether holdings are all moving as one.

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