Aave (AAVE) is 42050.8× the size of BigTechExchange (BTX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.46 across 31 shared trading days). BTX has been the more volatile of the two, at 157% annualised against AAVE's 87%.
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0.46over 31 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 | BTX | AAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -56.7% | -79.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.36 | 0.46 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +56.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -42.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: AAVE outperformed BTX by 67.7% — measured on the BTX/AAVE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.