Aerodrome Finance (AERO) is 93.9× the size of Forest Protocol (FOREST) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.02 across 31 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 106% annualised.
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-0.02over 31 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 | FOREST | AERO |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -25.6% | -36.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.18 | 0.44 |
Relative strength over 90 days: AERO outperformed FOREST by 52.6% — measured on the FOREST/AERO ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.