Dynamic Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Total Return and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dynamic Total 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.

Dynamic Total Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Total Return and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dynamic Total Return. 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 nation.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.63DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.63DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.73PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.78THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.69DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.81DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.8DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.69DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.75RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.69DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  1.0AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.56DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.56DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.46DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.45DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.54BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.52BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.49BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.39DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic Total 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 Dynamic Total'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.