Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 48079227.6× the size of Degen USDC (DEGENUSDC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.14 across 31 shared trading days). HYPE has been the more volatile of the two, at 81% annualised against DEGENUSDC's 1%.
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0.14over 31 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 | DEGENUSDC | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -0.1% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: DEGENUSDC outperformed HYPE by 12.7% — measured on the DEGENUSDC/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.