Ether.fi (ETHFI) is 1.9× the size of Pendle (PENDLE) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, ETHFI is ahead by 2.8 percentage points (ETHFI -32.9% against PENDLE -35.7%). Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.61 across 399 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 97% annualised.
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0.61over 399 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 | ETHFI | PENDLE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -84.3% | -79.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.54 | 0.30 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +78.6% | +103.0% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -46.6% | -51.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETHFI outperformed PENDLE by 23.5% — measured on the ETHFI/PENDLE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.