USDC (USDC) is 276051.6× the size of BAI Stablecoin (BAI) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.09 across 30 shared trading days). BAI has been the more volatile of the two, at 35% annualised against USDC's 0%.
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-0.09over 30 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 | BAI | USDC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -7.1% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.14 | 0.01 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDC outperformed BAI by 5.0% — measured on the BAI/USDC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.