Cronos (CRO) is 178.5× the size of Huobi (HT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.44 across 45 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 87% annualised.
HTCRO
0.44over 45 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 | HT | CRO |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -83.4% | -28.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.81 | 0.07 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +66.3% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -45.4% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: HT outperformed CRO by 27.2% — measured on the HT/CRO ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.