Tether (USDT) is 546.2× the size of Kinesis Gold (KAU) by market capitalisation. Over the past 30 days, USDT is ahead by 2.7 percentage points (KAU -2.6% against USDT +0.0%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.57 across 30 shared trading days). KAU has been the more volatile of the two, at 29% annualised against USDT's 0%.
| Period | KAU | USDT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -2.36% | -0.01% | USDT |
| 30 days | -2.63% | +0.05% | USDT |
| Metric | KAU | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -8.1% | -0.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.09 | 0.19 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed KAU by 2.7% — measured on the KAU/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.