Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 697.4× the size of Bancor Network (BNT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.62 across 72 shared trading days). HYPE has been the more volatile of the two, at 82% annualised against BNT's 58%.
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0.62over 72 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 | BNT | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -65.8% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.13 | 0.58 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +24.8% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -41.4% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed BNT by 27.3% — measured on the BNT/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.