Aster (ASTER) is 5.9× the size of Pendle (PENDLE) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, ASTER is ahead by 4.2 percentage points (PENDLE -31.9% against ASTER -27.7%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.47 across 395 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 92% annualised.
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0.47over 395 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 | PENDLE | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -79.8% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.37 | 0.35 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +103.0% | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -51.2% | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENDLE outperformed ASTER by 11.6% — measured on the PENDLE/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.