Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 125877.7× the size of Jones DAO (JONES) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.07 across 35 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 82% annualised.
JONESHYPE
0.07over 35 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 | JONES | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -18.5% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.12 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed JONES by 5.5% — measured on the JONES/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.