ICPSwap Token (ICS) and Chainlink (LINK) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.08 across 28 shared trading days). ICS has been the more volatile of the two, at 114% annualised against LINK's 71%.
ICSLINK
-0.08over 28 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 | ICS | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -26.0% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.08 | 0.47 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ICS outperformed LINK by 42.1% — measured on the ICS/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.