Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is 10704.2× the size of YouSim (YOUSIM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.08 across 36 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 112% annualised.
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0.08over 36 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 | YOUSIM | PENGU |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -47.0% | -82.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.33 | 0.07 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +74.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PENGU outperformed YOUSIM by 10.9% — measured on the YOUSIM/PENGU ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.