Genius (GENIUS) is 1.9× the size of FONQ (FONQ) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.26 across 54 shared trading days). GENIUS has been the more volatile of the two, at 96% annualised against FONQ's 28%.
FONQGENIUS
0.26over 54 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 | FONQ | GENIUS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -10.2% | -61.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.04 | -0.20 |
Relative strength over 90 days: FONQ outperformed GENIUS by 1.1% — measured on the FONQ/GENIUS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.