Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 1046.7× the size of Coral Protocol (CORAL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.68 across 38 shared trading days). CORAL has been the more volatile of the two, at 174% annualised against VIRTUAL's 119%.
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0.68over 38 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 | CORAL | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -55.3% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.29 | 0.04 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: VIRTUAL outperformed CORAL by 42.1% — measured on the CORAL/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.