Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 195045.1× the size of K9 (K9) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.26 across 33 shared trading days). K9 has been the more volatile of the two, at 94% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
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0.26over 33 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 | K9 | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -45.5% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.44 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed K9 by 38.4% — measured on the K9/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.