Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 49941.8× the size of conviction (CONVICTION) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.39 across 36 shared trading days). CONVICTION has been the more volatile of the two, at 10164% annualised against PENGU's 104%.
CONVICTIONPENGU
-0.39over 36 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 | CONVICTION | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -98.4% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.01 | 0.21 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENGU outperformed CONVICTION by 79.1% — measured on the CONVICTION/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.