Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 245.6× the size of Arkham (ARKM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.52 across 73 shared trading days). ARKM has been the more volatile of the two, at 97% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
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0.52over 73 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 | ARKM | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -84.7% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.21 | 0.56 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +48.6% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -49.1% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed ARKM by 11.6% — measured on the ARKM/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.