Palladium (XPD) and Silver (XAG) compared side by side. Over the past 90 days, XPD is ahead by 5.6 percentage points (XPD -13.0% against XAG -18.6%). Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.73 across 273 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 72% annualised.
| Period | XPD | XAG | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -4.82% | -1.25% | XAG |
| 30 days | -5.46% | +5.43% | XAG |
| 90 days | -12.98% | -18.56% | XPD |
| Metric | XPD | XAG |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -46.5% | -51.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.24 | -0.34 |
Relative strength over 90 days: XPD outperformed XAG by 6.9% — measured on the XPD/XAG ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.