ReflectionAI (RECT) and Bittensor (TAO) compared side by side. Over the past 1 year, TAO is ahead by 6.4 percentage points (RECT -57.9% against TAO -51.6%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.07 across 364 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 102% annualised.
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0.07over 364 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 | RECT | TAO |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -78.4% | -70.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.57 | 0.16 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +104.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: TAO outperformed RECT by 58.6% — measured on the RECT/TAO ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.