AXiS ALiVE (AXIS) and Genius (GENIUS) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.02 across 32 shared trading days). AXIS has been the more volatile of the two, at 134% annualised against GENIUS's 96%.
AXISGENIUS
0.02over 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 | GENIUS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -30.3% | -61.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | -0.20 |
Relative strength over 90 days: GENIUS outperformed AXIS by 8.4% — measured on the AXIS/GENIUS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.