Pepe (PEPE) is 6.0× the size of SPX6900 (SPX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.37 across 59 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 107% annualised.
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0.37over 59 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 | SPX | PEPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -42.9% | -77.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.16 | 0.71 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +63.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PEPE outperformed SPX by 38.8% — measured on the SPX/PEPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.