USDC (USDC) is 6253683.4× the size of Blue (BLUE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.44 across 28 shared trading days). BLUE has been the more volatile of the two, at 96% annualised against USDC's 0%.
BLUEUSDC
-0.44over 28 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 | BLUE | USDC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -21.4% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.18 | 0.01 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDC outperformed BLUE by 17.6% — measured on the BLUE/USDC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.