Mantle (MNT) is 611.5× the size of Ancient8 (A8) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.01 across 40 shared trading days). A8 has been the more volatile of the two, at 211% annualised against MNT's 100%.
A8MNT
-0.01over 40 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 | A8 | MNT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -95.6% | -31.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.06 | 0.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +63.5% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -77.7% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: A8 outperformed MNT by 18.7% — measured on the A8/MNT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.