USDS (USDS) is 5249.6× the size of Altcoinist Token (ALTT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.22 across 41 shared trading days). ALTT has been the more volatile of the two, at 186% annualised against USDS's 1%.
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-0.22over 41 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 | ALTT | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -65.8% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.31 | 0.00 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDS outperformed ALTT by 57.6% — measured on the ALTT/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.