Optimism (OP) is 2.2× the size of Immutable (IMX) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, OP is ahead by 0.1 percentage points (IMX -72.9% against OP -72.8%). Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.73 across 399 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 95% annualised.
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0.73over 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 | IMX | OP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -87.2% | -89.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.05 | 0.15 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +67.7% | +67.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -50.4% | -60.5% |
Relative strength over 90 days: OP outperformed IMX by 11.6% — measured on the IMX/OP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.