AXiS ALiVE (AXIS) and Arkham (ARKM) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.05 across 32 shared trading days). AXIS has been the more volatile of the two, at 134% annualised against ARKM's 97%.
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0.05over 32 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 | AXIS | ARKM |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -30.3% | -84.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 0.23 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +48.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -49.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ARKM outperformed AXIS by 1.0% — measured on the AXIS/ARKM ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.