Tether Gold (XAUT) is 71712.0× the size of iShares Semiconductor ETF • Robinhood Token (SOXX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.44 across 39 shared trading days). SOXX has been the more volatile of the two, at 59% annualised against XAUT's 24%.
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0.44over 39 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 | SOXX | XAUT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -20.6% | -19.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.05 | -0.20 |
Relative strength over 90 days: SOXX outperformed XAUT by 3.7% — measured on the SOXX/XAUT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.