Ethena USDe (USDE) is 67286.5× the size of Mento Kenyan Shilling (KESM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.00 across 30 shared trading days). KESM has been the more volatile of the two, at 9% annualised against USDE's 0%.
KESMUSDE
-0.00over 30 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 | KESM | USDE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.12 | -0.05 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: KESM outperformed USDE by 1.1% — measured on the KESM/USDE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.