XRP (XRP) is 1735.8× the size of Flying Tulip (FT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.17 across 31 shared trading days). XRP has been the more volatile of the two, at 66% annualised against FT's 27%.
| Period | FT | XRP | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -2.18% | +3.23% | XRP |
| 30 days | +0.42% | +11.22% | XRP |
| 90 days | — | +25.39% | — |
| 1 year | — | -52.83% | — |
| Metric | FT | XRP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -6.6% | -68.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.02 | 0.38 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +41.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: XRP outperformed FT by 9.7% — measured on the FT/XRP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.