Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 43267.4× the size of pig wif hat (PIGWIF) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.41 across 22 shared trading days). PENGU has been the more volatile of the two, at 104% annualised against PIGWIF's 44%.
PIGWIFPENGU
0.41over 22 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 | PIGWIF | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -24.3% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.52 | 0.21 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENGU outperformed PIGWIF by 5.5% — measured on the PIGWIF/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.