Purr (PURR) is 5.4× the size of Simon's Cat (CAT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.22 across 45 shared trading days). PURR has been the more volatile of the two, at 223% annualised against CAT's 126%.
CATPURR
0.22over 45 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 | CAT | PURR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -36.9% | -43.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.21 | 0.07 |
Relative strength over 90 days: PURR outperformed CAT by 12.2% — measured on the CAT/PURR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.