dogwifhat (WIF) is 3919.7× the size of DebtCoin (DEBT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.45 across 23 shared trading days). DEBT has been the more volatile of the two, at 7828% annualised against WIF's 104%.
DEBTWIF
-0.45over 23 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 | DEBT | WIF |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -37.9% | -83.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +57.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -50.5% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DEBT outperformed WIF by 2377.9% — measured on the DEBT/WIF ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.