Pyth Network (PYTH) is 21143.1× the size of Helio (HELIO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.11 across 33 shared trading days). PYTH has been the more volatile of the two, at 98% annualised against HELIO's 48%.
HELIOPYTH
-0.11over 33 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 | HELIO | PYTH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -26.6% | -81.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.49 | 0.78 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +76.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -46.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PYTH outperformed HELIO by 12.0% — measured on the HELIO/PYTH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.