Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 15013.3× the size of AI Shell NOVA (NOVA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.03 across 174 shared trading days). NOVA has been the more volatile of the two, at 87432274% annualised against VIRTUAL's 119%.
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0.03over 174 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | NOVA | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -100.0% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: VIRTUAL outperformed NOVA by 69.6% — measured on the NOVA/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.