Aave (AAVE) is 1869.8× the size of QBX (QBX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.13 across 39 shared trading days). QBX has been the more volatile of the two, at 150% annualised against AAVE's 87%.
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0.13over 39 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 | QBX | AAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -36.3% | -79.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.10 | 0.46 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +56.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -42.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: AAVE outperformed QBX by 16.7% — measured on the QBX/AAVE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.