Quant (QNT) is 3252.4× the size of EARN (EARN) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.17 across 32 shared trading days). EARN has been the more volatile of the two, at 729% annualised against QNT's 128%.
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0.17over 32 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 | EARN | QNT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -96.4% | -47.6% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.12 | 0.95 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +369.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -33.0% |
Relative strength over 90 days: QNT outperformed EARN by 96.4% — measured on the EARN/QNT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.