Synthetix (SNX) is 742.8× the size of Dafi Protocol (DAFI) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.35 across 20 shared trading days). SNX has been the more volatile of the two, at 123% annualised against DAFI's 52%.
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0.35over 20 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 | DAFI | SNX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -16.6% | -92.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | — | -0.24 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +26.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.8% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DAFI outperformed SNX by 24.6% — measured on the DAFI/SNX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.