Tether (USDT) is 5702962.5× the size of AXEL.win (AXEL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.40 across 25 shared trading days). AXEL has been the more volatile of the two, at 149% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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0.40over 25 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 | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -81.5% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.33 | 0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed AXEL by 49.7% — measured on the AXEL/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.