Tether (USDT) is 13045590.8× the size of Karum (KARUM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.82 across 26 shared trading days). KARUM has been the more volatile of the two, at 152% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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0.82over 26 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 | KARUM | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -95.5% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.50 | -0.05 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed KARUM by 55.1% — measured on the KARUM/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.