Lightchain AI (LCAI) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) compared side by side. Over the past 30 days, LCAI is ahead by 18.6 percentage points (LCAI +12.5% against HYPE -6.0%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.05 across 33 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 79% annualised.
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0.05over 33 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 | LCAI | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -16.6% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.14 | 0.58 |
Relative strength over 90 days: LCAI outperformed HYPE by 14.4% — measured on the LCAI/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.