Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 4888.8× the size of Hydranet (HDN) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.03 across 46 shared trading days). HDN has been the more volatile of the two, at 96% annualised against HYPE's 82%.
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-0.03over 46 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 | HDN | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -67.3% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.25 | 0.58 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +118.6% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -61.0% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed HDN by 46.2% — measured on the HDN/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.