Shiba Inu (SHIB) is 214.8× the size of Doge Head Coin (DHC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.50 across 41 shared trading days). DHC has been the more volatile of the two, at 167% annualised against SHIB's 69%.
DHCSHIB
0.50over 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 | DHC | SHIB |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -41.1% | -68.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.28 | -0.08 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +39.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -38.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DHC outperformed SHIB by 64.2% — measured on the DHC/SHIB ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.