USDS (USDS) is 141.1× the size of Axis USD (USDX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move very closely together (correlation 0.87 across 35 shared trading days). USDX has been the more volatile of the two, at 4% annualised against USDS's 1%.
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0.87over 35 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 | USDX | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -1.1% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDS outperformed USDX by 0.0% — measured on the USDX/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.