Axelar (AXL) is 2.2× the size of Hyperlane (HYPER) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, HYPER is ahead by 12.9 percentage points (AXL -72.0% against HYPER -59.1%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.40 across 399 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 112% annualised.
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0.40over 399 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 | AXL | HYPER |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -89.0% | -80.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.21 | -0.02 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +84.5% | +84.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -49.8% | -42.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: AXL outperformed HYPER by 18.5% — measured on the AXL/HYPER ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.