Locus Chain (LOCUS) and Bitcoin (BTC) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.38 across 100 shared trading days). LOCUS has been the more volatile of the two, at 107% annualised against BTC's 44%.
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0.38over 100 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 | LOCUS | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.7% | -53.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.05 | 0.51 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +26.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -32.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: BTC outperformed LOCUS by 33.3% — measured on the LOCUS/BTC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.