Aster (ASTER) is 3477.4× the size of Belt (BELT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.51 across 185 shared trading days). ASTER has been the more volatile of the two, at 90% annualised against BELT's 49%.
BELTASTER
0.51over 185 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 | BELT | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -35.9% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.24 | 0.31 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ASTER outperformed BELT by 22.5% — measured on the BELT/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.