Ethereum (ETH) is 2855.7× the size of Dog (Bitcoin) (DOG) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.24 across 31 shared trading days). DOG has been the more volatile of the two, at 186% annualised against ETH's 65%.
| Period | DOG | ETH | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -3.78% | +4.23% | ETH |
| 30 days | +69.32% | +13.15% | DOG |
| 90 days | — | +54.23% | — |
| 1 year | — | -41.08% | — |
| Metric | DOG | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -28.7% | -67.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.37 | 0.97 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DOG outperformed ETH by 32.7% — measured on the DOG/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.