XRP (XRP) is 2502283.4× the size of AXEL.win (AXEL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.34 across 191 shared trading days). AXEL has been the more volatile of the two, at 149% annualised against XRP's 65%.
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0.34over 191 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 | AXEL | XRP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -81.5% | -67.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.33 | 0.37 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +41.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: XRP outperformed AXEL by 50.8% — measured on the AXEL/XRP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.