Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Interm and Rmb Mendon Financial is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Intermediate 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 Short Intermediate. 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 Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.84DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.78DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.75DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.73DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.61DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.78DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.74DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.79DRCAX Dreyfus California AmtPairCorr
  0.65DRLAX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.77DRMBX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.8DSIBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.63DBIRX Dreyfus Bond MarketPairCorr
  0.64NIEAX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.78DCAAX Dreyfus California AmtPairCorr
  0.7DCNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.76DCPIX Bny Mellon InsightPairCorr
  0.66GPNCX Dreyfus GnmaPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.65DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.51DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.47DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.41AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.37AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.34DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.52DRTHX The Dreyfus SustainablePairCorr
  0.34DSPIX Dreyfus InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.32DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

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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 Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Short 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 Short'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.