Dogs (DOGS) is 1746.9× the size of Us Usach (USACH) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.03 across 20 shared trading days). DOGS has been the more volatile of the two, at 130% annualised against USACH's 70%.
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0.03over 20 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 | USACH | DOGS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -23.4% | -80.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | — | -0.12 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +210.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USACH outperformed DOGS by 17.9% — measured on the USACH/DOGS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.