Ethena USDe (USDE) is 5376.9× the size of Glo Dollar (USDGLO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.04 across 36 shared trading days). USDGLO has been the more volatile of the two, at 4% annualised against USDE's 0%.
USDGLOUSDE
-0.04over 36 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 | USDGLO | USDE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -1.0% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.04 | -0.02 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDE outperformed USDGLO by 0.2% — measured on the USDGLO/USDE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.