PatchPad (PATCH) and Achi (ACH) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.06 across 21 shared trading days). ACH has been the more volatile of the two, at 81% annualised against PATCH's 60%.
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0.06over 21 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 | PATCH | ACH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -22.3% | -78.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.35 | 0.05 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +62.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -41.8% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ACH outperformed PATCH by 7.7% — measured on the PATCH/ACH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.