NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 569739.5× the size of Karma (KARMA/SOL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.15 across 182 shared trading days). KARMA/SOL has been the more volatile of the two, at 223% annualised against NEAR's 108%.
KARMA/SOLNEAR
0.15over 182 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 | KARMA/SOL | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -98.7% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.43 | 1.11 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed KARMA/SOL by 99.0% — measured on the KARMA/SOL/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.