Tether (USDT) is 4135.2× the size of Nano (XNO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.46 across 31 shared trading days). XNO has been the more volatile of the two, at 107% annualised against USDT's 0%.
| Period | XNO | USDT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +1.74% | -0.01% | XNO |
| 30 days | -9.09% | +0.05% | USDT |
| 90 days | -2.51% | — | — |
| 1 year | -59.06% | — | — |
| Metric | XNO | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -80.8% | -0.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.02 | 0.19 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +124.7% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -52.8% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed XNO by 12.2% — measured on the XNO/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.