Aster (ASTER) is 10221.5× the size of GIGA (GIGA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.49 across 37 shared trading days). GIGA has been the more volatile of the two, at 697% annualised against ASTER's 90%.
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0.49over 37 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 | GIGA | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -94.3% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.13 | 0.31 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ASTER outperformed GIGA by 88.9% — measured on the GIGA/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.