Dogecoin (DOGE) is 391057.4× the size of Hotdog (HOTDOG) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.44 across 182 shared trading days). HOTDOG has been the more volatile of the two, at 83% annualised against DOGE's 70%.
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0.44over 182 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 | HOTDOG | DOGE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -48.5% | -74.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -41.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: HOTDOG outperformed DOGE by 1.2% — measured on the HOTDOG/DOGE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.