Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 6435.7× the size of MEZO (MEZO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.07 across 45 shared trading days). MEZO has been the more volatile of the two, at 414% annualised against HYPE's 82%.
MEZOHYPE
-0.07over 45 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 | MEZO | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -96.4% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.25 | 0.58 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed MEZO by 45.9% — measured on the MEZO/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.