Tether (USDT) is 97786.4× the size of Adappter (ADP) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.44 across 38 shared trading days). ADP has been the more volatile of the two, at 151% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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0.44over 38 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 | ADP | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -94.2% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.30 | 0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed ADP by 75.8% — measured on the ADP/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.