XRP (XRP) is 166.2× the size of Curve DAO (CRV) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, XRP is ahead by 3.1 percentage points (CRV -55.9% against XRP -52.8%). Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.71 across 399 shared trading days). CRV has been the more volatile of the two, at 92% annualised against XRP's 66%.
| Period | CRV | XRP | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +3.48% | +3.23% | CRV |
| 30 days | +20.93% | +11.22% | CRV |
| 90 days | +66.51% | +25.39% | CRV |
| 1 year | -55.90% | -52.83% | XRP |
| Metric | CRV | XRP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -80.5% | -68.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.77 | 0.38 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +82.7% | +41.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -46.1% | -47.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: CRV outperformed XRP by 32.8% — measured on the CRV/XRP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.