Dreyfus High Correlations

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The correlation of Dreyfus High is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Dreyfus High Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dreyfus High Yield. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with DREYFUS Mutual Fund

  0.66SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.64SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.66STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.67DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.66SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.61DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.61DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.67DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.66DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.65DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.61DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.7DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.7DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.68AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.68AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.66DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.66DQIRX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against DREYFUS Mutual Fund

  0.47DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.4DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.4DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.36DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.36DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.35DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.38NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr

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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   
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PFSQXICFAX
  
High negative correlations   
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ICFAXRGFIX
BTORGFIX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DREYFUS Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus High Mutual Fund 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 Dreyfus High'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.