NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 244509.2× the size of Liquid Agent (LIQUID) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.32 across 185 shared trading days). LIQUID has been the more volatile of the two, at 152% annualised against NEAR's 109%.
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0.32over 185 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 | LIQUID | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -95.4% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.46 | 1.01 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed LIQUID by 94.6% — measured on the LIQUID/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.