USDS (USDS) is 23970.2× the size of Level USD (LVLUSD) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.01 across 29 shared trading days). USDS has been the more volatile of the two, at 1% annualised against LVLUSD's 0%.
LVLUSDUSDS
-0.01over 29 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 | LVLUSD | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.04 | 0.00 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDS outperformed LVLUSD by 0.1% — measured on the LVLUSD/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.