USDC (USDC) is 3898477.0× the size of Melvin (MEL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.27 across 139 shared trading days). MEL has been the more volatile of the two, at 440% annualised against USDC's 0%.
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0.27over 139 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 | MEL | USDC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -98.1% | -0.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: MEL outperformed USDC by 15.8% — measured on the MEL/USDC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.