Dreyfus Opportunistic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Opportunistic and Dreyfus Opportunistic Midcap is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Opportunistic 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 Opportunistic Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Opportunistic Small and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Opportunistic Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.67DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.67DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.83PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.84PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.88THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.85DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.91DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.85DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.86RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.72DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.88AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.88AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.48DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.48DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.51BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.5BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.47BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.38DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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