Unibase (UB) is 1004.2× the size of Gaia (GAIA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.13 across 43 shared trading days). GAIA has been the more volatile of the two, at 273% annualised against UB's 101%.
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-0.13over 43 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 | GAIA | UB |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -76.7% | -31.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | -0.05 |
Relative strength over 90 days: GAIA outperformed UB by 27.1% — measured on the GAIA/UB ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.