Pump.fun (PUMP) is 65311.8× the size of microcap gem (MCG) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.22 across 191 shared trading days). MCG has been the more volatile of the two, at 218% annualised against PUMP's 127%.
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0.22over 191 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 | MCG | PUMP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -64.9% | -83.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.31 | 0.53 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +185.0% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PUMP outperformed MCG by 74.5% — measured on the MCG/PUMP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.