Pepe (PEPE) is 185381.3× the size of Bug (BUG) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.52 across 78 shared trading days). BUG has been the more volatile of the two, at 136% annualised against PEPE's 102%.
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0.52over 78 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 | BUG | PEPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -75.0% | -77.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.52 | 0.71 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +63.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PEPE outperformed BUG by 37.1% — measured on the BUG/PEPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.