Aster (ASTER) is 76932.2× the size of UTYABSWAP (UTYAB) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.17 across 188 shared trading days). UTYAB has been the more volatile of the two, at 254% annualised against ASTER's 90%.
UTYABASTER
0.17over 188 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 | UTYAB | ASTER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -69.6% | -77.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.13 | 0.35 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ASTER outperformed UTYAB by 28.2% — measured on the UTYAB/ASTER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.