Dreyfus Opportunistic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Opportunistic and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.94 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Opportunistic Small and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good 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

  0.9DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.78DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.77THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.76DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.81DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.88DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.78DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.78DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.76DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.93RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.72DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.63AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.64AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.74DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.74DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.8DREVX Dreyfus FundPairCorr
  0.78DREQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.45DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.37DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.36DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.32DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.31DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.46DRGMX Dreyfus GnmaPairCorr
  0.46DBIRX Dreyfus Bond MarketPairCorr
  0.46DBMIX Dreyfus Bond MarketPairCorr

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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.