GIBX Swap (X) and Chainlink (LINK) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.46 across 34 shared trading days). LINK has been the more volatile of the two, at 71% annualised against X's 32%.
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0.46over 34 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 | X | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -6.8% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.13 | 0.47 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: X outperformed LINK by 24.9% — measured on the X/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.