Dreyfus Municipal Correlations

DMBCX Fund  USD 12.23  0.02  0.16%   
The correlation of Dreyfus Municipal 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 Municipal Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Municipal Bond and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Municipal Bond 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 Municipal Bond. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.75DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.79DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.93DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.94DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.94DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.99DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.82DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.61DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.73DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.77DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.88DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.83PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.82PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.83THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.75DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.92DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.63DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.91DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.72DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.8DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.99DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.72RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.64DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.69AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.68AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

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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 Municipal 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 Municipal'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.