Curve DAO (CRV) is 2463.9× the size of Monstro DeFi (MONSTRO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.48 across 35 shared trading days). MONSTRO has been the more volatile of the two, at 579% annualised against CRV's 92%.
MONSTROCRV
-0.48over 35 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 | MONSTRO | CRV |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -70.3% | -76.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.01 | 0.28 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +82.7% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -46.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: MONSTRO outperformed CRV by 42.5% — measured on the MONSTRO/CRV ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.