Utrust (UTK) and Dash (DASH) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.13 across 21 shared trading days). UTK has been the more volatile of the two, at 490% annualised against DASH's 148%.
UTKDASH
-0.13over 21 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 | UTK | DASH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -48.8% | -75.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.02 | 0.48 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +131.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -59.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: UTK outperformed DASH by 9.3% — measured on the UTK/DASH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.