Quack AI (Q) is 4003.3× the size of CRUDE (CRUDE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.56 across 21 shared trading days). Q has been the more volatile of the two, at 816% annualised against CRUDE's 191%.
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-0.56over 21 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 | CRUDE | Q |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -93.5% | -87.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.31 | 0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: Q outperformed CRUDE by 58.1% — measured on the CRUDE/Q ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.