Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 918.6× the size of Swasticoin (YZY) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.34 across 38 shared trading days). YZY has been the more volatile of the two, at 160% annualised against PENGU's 104%.
YZYPENGU
0.34over 38 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 | YZY | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -23.0% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: YZY outperformed PENGU by 45.9% — measured on the YZY/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.