Morpheus (MORPH) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) compared side by side. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.20 across 20 shared trading days). MORPH has been the more volatile of the two, at 135% annualised against HYPE's 82%.
MORPHHYPE
-0.20over 20 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 | MORPH | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -25.6% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | — | 0.58 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed MORPH by 17.2% — measured on the MORPH/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.