Dreyfus Floating Correlations

DFLAX Fund  USD 11.24  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and Energy Services Fund is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Floating 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 Floating Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and DJI is -0.24 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Floating Rate 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 Floating Rate. 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

  0.75DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.76DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.85THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.91DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.86DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.88DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.83RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.66DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.64AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.69AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.88DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.9DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.82DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.8DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.67DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.5DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.31DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.38BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.35PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.34BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.32DRCAX Dreyfus California AmtPairCorr
  0.31DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
ALTEXCGAEX
DLDCXRSNYX
DLDCXRYVIX
RSNYXGAMPX
ALTEXGMOWX
DLDCXGAMPX
  
High negative correlations   
ALTEXGAMPX
CGAEXGAMPX
GMOWXGAMPX
ALTEXRSNYX
CGAEXRYVIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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