Aave [OLD] (LEND) and Chainlink (LINK) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.14 across 33 shared trading days). LINK has been the more volatile of the two, at 71% annualised against LEND's 60%.
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-0.14over 33 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 | LEND | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -42.0% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.69 | 0.47 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: LINK outperformed LEND by 23.7% — measured on the LEND/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.