Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) is 38.4× the size of Meteor Coin (MTO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.11 across 31 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 137% annualised.
MTOHMSTR
0.11over 31 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 | MTO | HMSTR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -39.9% | -80.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.28 | -0.52 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +121.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: HMSTR outperformed MTO by 39.5% — measured on the MTO/HMSTR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.