FTX (FTT) and LCX (LCX) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.21 across 39 shared trading days). LCX has been the more volatile of the two, at 166% annualised against FTT's 99%.
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-0.21over 39 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 | FTT | LCX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -79.6% | -25.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.05 | 0.45 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +29.4% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -47.7% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: LCX outperformed FTT by 39.3% — measured on the FTT/LCX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.