AltLayer (ALT) is 146.2× the size of Automata (ATA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.05 across 252 shared trading days). ATA has been the more volatile of the two, at 3232% annualised against ALT's 99%.
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0.05over 252 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 | ATA | ALT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -98.7% | -81.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.01 | -0.02 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +71.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ALT outperformed ATA by 69.5% — measured on the ATA/ALT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.