Chainlink (LINK) is 1517826.4× the size of Crosswalk (CSW) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.01 across 24 shared trading days). CSW has been the more volatile of the two, at 150% annualised against LINK's 71%.
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-0.01over 24 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 | CSW | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -65.0% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.42 | 0.53 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: LINK outperformed CSW by 52.3% — measured on the CSW/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.