Derive (DRV) is 38.8× the size of Drift Protocol (DRIFT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move very closely together (correlation 0.90 across 44 shared trading days). DRV has been the more volatile of the two, at 596% annualised against DRIFT's 144%.
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0.90over 44 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 | DRIFT | DRV |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -98.8% | -32.6% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 0.40 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +91.2% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -66.9% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: DRV outperformed DRIFT by 68.8% — measured on the DRIFT/DRV ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.