Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 15123.5× the size of SPIKE (SPIKE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.45 across 35 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 107% annualised.
SPIKEPENGU
0.45over 35 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 | SPIKE | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -30.4% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.25 | 0.21 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENGU outperformed SPIKE by 6.6% — measured on the SPIKE/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.