Compound (COMP) is 3785.6× the size of Pixie Dust (DUST) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.12 across 35 shared trading days). COMP has been the more volatile of the two, at 80% annualised against DUST's 59%.
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-0.12over 35 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 | DUST | COMP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.8% | -65.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.69 | 0.33 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +41.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -40.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: COMP outperformed DUST by 31.2% — measured on the DUST/COMP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.