Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 26469.0× the size of SNIFF ($SNIFF) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.24 across 188 shared trading days). $SNIFF has been the more volatile of the two, at 153% annualised against PENGU's 104%.
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0.24over 188 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 | $SNIFF | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -74.7% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.53 | 0.07 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENGU outperformed $SNIFF by 61.5% — measured on the $SNIFF/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.