Wormhole (W) is 3.1× the size of Hyperlane (HYPER) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, HYPER is ahead by 21.0 percentage points (HYPER -59.1% against W -80.1%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.50 across 399 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 106% annualised.
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0.50over 399 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 | HYPER | W |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -80.8% | -94.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.02 | 0.28 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +84.1% | +129.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -42.2% | -52.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: W outperformed HYPER by 25.7% — measured on the HYPER/W ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.