Dreyfus Research Correlations

DWOIX Fund  USD 20.93  0.02  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Research Growth and Goldman Sachs Clean is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Research 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 Research Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Research Growth and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Research Growth 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 Research Growth. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.94SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.9SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.91SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.7DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.71DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.65DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.69DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.69DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.66DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.63DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.46DRLIX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.46DRLYX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

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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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SGDLXINIVX
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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 Research 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 Research'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.