Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 751150.7× the size of Givest (GIVEST) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.21 across 35 shared trading days). GIVEST has been the more volatile of the two, at 550% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
GIVESTHYPE
-0.21over 35 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 | GIVEST | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -65.2% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.09 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed GIVEST by 44.4% — measured on the GIVEST/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.