Baron Von Whiskers (BARON) and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) compared side by side. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.81 across 29 shared trading days). VIRTUAL has been the more volatile of the two, at 119% annualised against BARON's 67%.
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0.81over 29 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 | BARON | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -26.9% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.31 | 0.04 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: BARON outperformed VIRTUAL by 4.0% — measured on the BARON/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.