Tether (USDT) is 26930.0× the size of MAP Protocol (MAPO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.05 across 36 shared trading days). MAPO has been the more volatile of the two, at 170% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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-0.05over 36 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 | MAPO | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -82.1% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.03 | -0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: MAPO outperformed USDT by 29.5% — measured on the MAPO/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.