Convex Finance (CVX) is 3410.1× the size of APY.Finance (APY) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 189 shared trading days). CVX has been the more volatile of the two, at 104% annualised against APY's 60%.
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0.55over 189 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 | APY | CVX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -36.6% | -71.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.56 | 0.26 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +88.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -37.0% |
Relative strength over 90 days: CVX outperformed APY by 7.6% — measured on the APY/CVX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.