Pepe (PEPE) is 157427.0× the size of Bitcoin's Fairy Mascot (PIXIE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.06 across 25 shared trading days). PIXIE has been the more volatile of the two, at 131% annualised against PEPE's 102%.
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-0.06over 25 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 | PIXIE | PEPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -44.7% | -77.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.23 | 0.71 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +63.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PEPE outperformed PIXIE by 37.4% — measured on the PIXIE/PEPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.