Pyth Network (PYTH) is 6482.5× the size of HolderScan (HOLD) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.14 across 22 shared trading days). HOLD has been the more volatile of the two, at 126% annualised against PYTH's 98%.
HOLDPYTH
-0.14over 22 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 | HOLD | PYTH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -60.1% | -81.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.48 | 0.78 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +76.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -46.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PYTH outperformed HOLD by 60.7% — measured on the HOLD/PYTH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.