Ape and Pepe (APEPE) is 1212.1× the size of pepe in a memes world (PEW) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.18 across 27 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 92% annualised.
PEWAPEPE
0.18over 27 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 | PEW | APEPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -56.1% | -24.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.34 | 0.31 |
Relative strength over 90 days: APEPE outperformed PEW by 34.9% — measured on the PEW/APEPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.