dogwifhat (WIF) is 10810.3× the size of Degenerate (DEGEN) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.01 across 36 shared trading days). WIF has been the more volatile of the two, at 105% annualised against DEGEN's 54%.
DEGENWIF
0.01over 36 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 | DEGEN | WIF |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -32.9% | -83.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.52 | 0.17 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +57.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -50.5% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DEGEN outperformed WIF by 10.5% — measured on the DEGEN/WIF ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.