Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 5649853.5× the size of KONA (KONA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.12 across 23 shared trading days). KONA has been the more volatile of the two, at 243% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
KONAHYPE
0.12over 23 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 | KONA | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -76.5% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.28 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed KONA by 68.9% — measured on the KONA/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.