Ethena USDe (USDE) is 25648.9× the size of Impermax (IBEX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.06 across 80 shared trading days). IBEX has been the more volatile of the two, at 106% annualised against USDE's 0%.
IBEXUSDE
-0.06over 80 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 | IBEX | USDE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -37.9% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.16 | -0.05 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: IBEX outperformed USDE by 16.3% — measured on the IBEX/USDE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.