USDS (USDS) is 3341.9× the size of mStable USD (MUSD) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.03 across 39 shared trading days). MUSD has been the more volatile of the two, at 10% annualised against USDS's 1%.
MUSDUSDS
-0.03over 39 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 | MUSD | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -1.4% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Relative strength over 90 days: MUSD outperformed USDS by 0.1% — measured on the MUSD/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.