Figure Heloc (FIGR_HELOC) is 4.7× the size of Stellar (XLM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.09 across 56 shared trading days). XLM has been the more volatile of the two, at 78% annualised against FIGR_HELOC's 52%.
FIGR_HELOCXLM
-0.09over 56 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 | FIGR_HELOC | XLM |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -5.5% | -64.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.05 | -0.02 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +63.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -39.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: XLM outperformed FIGR_HELOC by 0.1% — measured on the FIGR_HELOC/XLM ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.