Immutable (IMX) is 3.7× the size of DEAPCOIN (DEP) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.05 across 48 shared trading days). IMX has been the more volatile of the two, at 90% annualised against DEP's 36%.
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-0.05over 48 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 | DEP | IMX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -5.9% | -87.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +67.7% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -50.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DEP outperformed IMX by 7.9% — measured on the DEP/IMX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.