LUCA (LUCA) is 1.9× the size of Marina Protocol (BAY) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.44 across 41 shared trading days). BAY has been the more volatile of the two, at 202% annualised against LUCA's 50%.
LUCABAY
-0.44over 41 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 | LUCA | BAY |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -24.3% | -95.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 1.01 |
Relative strength over 90 days: BAY outperformed LUCA by 54.9% — measured on the LUCA/BAY ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.