Illuvium (ILV) is 558.3× the size of Gunstar Metaverse (GSTS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.19 across 28 shared trading days). ILV has been the more volatile of the two, at 88% annualised against GSTS's 38%.
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0.19over 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 | ILV |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -4.6% | -82.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.01 | -0.07 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +45.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ILV outperformed GSTS by 21.9% — measured on the GSTS/ILV ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.