MSquare Global (MSQ) and Paycoin (PCI) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.43 across 44 shared trading days). MSQ has been the more volatile of the two, at 315% annualised against PCI's 35%.
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0.43over 44 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 | MSQ | PCI |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -99.4% | -10.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.04 | -0.18 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +175.8% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -89.0% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: PCI outperformed MSQ by 3.0% — measured on the MSQ/PCI ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.