POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) is 446.1× the size of Cult DAO (CULT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.71 across 41 shared trading days). CULT has been the more volatile of the two, at 115% annualised against POL's 74%.
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0.71over 41 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 | CULT | POL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -37.4% | -72.6% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.24 | 0.34 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +57.7% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -46.8% |
Relative strength over 90 days: POL outperformed CULT by 26.6% — measured on the CULT/POL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.