USDC (USDC) is 1099.4× the size of Cap USD (CUSD) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.06 across 56 shared trading days). USDC has been the more volatile of the two, at 0% annualised against CUSD's 0%.
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0.06over 56 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 | CUSD | USDC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -0.0% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.12 | 0.05 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDC outperformed CUSD by 0.1% — measured on the CUSD/USDC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.