MicroStrategy xStock (MSTRX) is 106.2× the size of Eli Lilly xStock (LLYX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.07 across 35 shared trading days). MSTRX has been the more volatile of the two, at 101% annualised against LLYX's 53%.
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0.07over 35 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 | LLYX | MSTRX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -23.9% | -18.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.04 | 0.30 |
Relative strength over 90 days: MSTRX outperformed LLYX by 39.3% — measured on the LLYX/MSTRX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.