Aster (ASTER) is 155.9× the size of H2O (H2O) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.39 across 31 shared trading days). ASTER has been the more volatile of the two, at 90% annualised against H2O's 40%.
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0.39over 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 | H2O | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -8.1% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.07 | 0.31 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: H2O outperformed ASTER by 1.3% — measured on the H2O/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.