Aster (ASTER) is 1070.2× the size of Sologenic (SOLO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.19 across 39 shared trading days). SOLO has been the more volatile of the two, at 146% annualised against ASTER's 90%.
SOLOASTER
-0.19over 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 | SOLO | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -53.0% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.19 | 0.31 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ASTER outperformed SOLO by 26.9% — measured on the SOLO/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.