dogwifhat (WIF) is 9256.1× the size of Kimchicoin (KIMCHI) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.27 across 36 shared trading days). KIMCHI has been the more volatile of the two, at 163% annualised against WIF's 105%.
KIMCHIWIF
0.27over 36 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 | KIMCHI | WIF |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -57.1% | -83.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.29 | 0.17 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +57.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -50.5% |
Relative strength over 90 days: WIF outperformed KIMCHI by 19.8% — measured on the KIMCHI/WIF ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.