USDC (USDC) is 1796367.6× the size of Based USA (USA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.16 across 35 shared trading days). USA has been the more volatile of the two, at 59% annualised against USDC's 0%.
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-0.16over 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 | USA | USDC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -28.3% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.34 | 0.01 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDC outperformed USA by 20.0% — measured on the USA/USDC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.