The Black Jean (JEANSEM) and Achi (ACH) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 26 shared trading days). JEANSEM has been the more volatile of the two, at 174% annualised against ACH's 75%.
JEANSEMACH
0.55over 26 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 | JEANSEM | ACH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -50.4% | -72.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.12 | 0.05 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +62.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -41.8% |
Relative strength over 90 days: JEANSEM outperformed ACH by 13.7% — measured on the JEANSEM/ACH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.