ApeCoin (APE) is 2560.2× the size of Gunstar Metaverse (GSTS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.41 across 28 shared trading days). APE has been the more volatile of the two, at 117% annualised against GSTS's 38%.
GSTSAPE
0.41over 28 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 | GSTS | APE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -4.6% | -85.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.01 | -0.24 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +113.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: APE outperformed GSTS by 13.0% — measured on the GSTS/APE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.