Aster (ASTER) is 164.0× the size of Loopring (LRC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.33 across 211 shared trading days). LRC has been the more volatile of the two, at 105% annualised against ASTER's 90%.
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0.33over 211 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 | LRC | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -91.4% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.67 | 0.31 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ASTER outperformed LRC by 84.2% — measured on the LRC/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.