Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 41466.5× the size of FlowX Finance (FLX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.08 across 24 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 79% annualised.
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-0.08over 24 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 | FLX | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -25.0% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.26 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed FLX by 16.3% — measured on the FLX/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.