Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 10182.8× the size of Kudai (KUDAI) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.16 across 27 shared trading days). KUDAI has been the more volatile of the two, at 403% annualised against VIRTUAL's 119%.
KUDAIVIRTUAL
-0.16over 27 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 | KUDAI | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -34.9% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: KUDAI outperformed VIRTUAL by 150.6% — measured on the KUDAI/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.