Tether Gold (XAUT) is 16166.3× the size of LEOX (LEOX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.61 across 27 shared trading days). LEOX has been the more volatile of the two, at 47% annualised against XAUT's 24%.
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0.61over 27 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 | LEOX | XAUT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -21.1% | -19.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.32 | -0.27 |
Relative strength over 90 days: XAUT outperformed LEOX by 12.4% — measured on the LEOX/XAUT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.