Bitcoin (BTC) is 32215079.8× the size of CORE MultiChain (CMCX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.22 across 118 shared trading days). CMCX has been the more volatile of the two, at 110% annualised against BTC's 44%.
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-0.22over 118 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 | CMCX | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -88.3% | -53.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.64 | 0.63 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +26.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -32.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: BTC outperformed CMCX by 78.1% — measured on the CMCX/BTC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.