Tether (USDT) is 48613.3× the size of Forte AUD (AUDF) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.36 across 44 shared trading days). AUDF has been the more volatile of the two, at 5% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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0.36over 44 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 | AUDF | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -3.6% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.49 | -0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed AUDF by 0.8% — measured on the AUDF/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.