Ethereum (ETH) is 131978.4× the size of DeFinity (DEFX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 41 shared trading days). DEFX has been the more volatile of the two, at 144% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.55over 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 | DEFX | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -35.3% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.01 | 0.50 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DEFX outperformed ETH by 1.6% — measured on the DEFX/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.