Official Trump (TRUMP) is 5.5× the size of Melania Meme (MELANIA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.70 across 57 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 104% annualised.
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0.70over 57 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 | TRUMP | MELANIA |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -85.7% | -41.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | -0.03 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +87.1% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -42.0% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: MELANIA outperformed TRUMP by 6.5% — measured on the TRUMP/MELANIA ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.