USDS (USDS) is 54809.8× the size of Argentine Peso (WARS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.05 across 39 shared trading days). WARS has been the more volatile of the two, at 12% annualised against USDS's 1%.
WARSUSDS
-0.05over 39 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 | WARS | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -5.5% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.36 | 0.00 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDS outperformed WARS by 4.5% — measured on the WARS/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.