Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 318.7× the size of LushAI (LUSH) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.42 across 40 shared trading days). LUSH has been the more volatile of the two, at 156% annualised against VIRTUAL's 119%.
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0.42over 40 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 | LUSH | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -52.4% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.33 | 0.04 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: VIRTUAL outperformed LUSH by 45.0% — measured on the LUSH/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.