Layer2DAO (L2DAO) and BNB (BNB) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.57 across 30 shared trading days). L2DAO has been the more volatile of the two, at 277% annualised against BNB's 50%.
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0.57over 30 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 | L2DAO | BNB |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -85.3% | -58.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.30 | 0.54 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +29.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -34.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: BNB outperformed L2DAO by 83.0% — measured on the L2DAO/BNB ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.