Bitcoin (BTC) is 4808.1× the size of Bitcoin SV (BSV) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.66 across 31 shared trading days). BSV has been the more volatile of the two, at 74% annualised against BTC's 44%.
| Period | BSV | BTC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -1.24% | +5.14% | BTC |
| 30 days | +9.08% | +11.26% | BTC |
| 90 days | — | +28.33% | — |
| 1 year | — | -29.73% | — |
| Metric | BSV | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -12.5% | -53.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.12 | 0.74 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +26.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -32.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: BTC outperformed BSV by 9.3% — measured on the BSV/BTC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.