Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 29966.3× the size of NIKITA by Virtuals (NIKITA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.69 across 183 shared trading days). NIKITA has been the more volatile of the two, at 141% annualised against VIRTUAL's 119%.
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0.69over 183 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 | NIKITA | VIRTUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -73.6% | -71.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.33 | 0.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +47.4% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -54.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: VIRTUAL outperformed NIKITA by 39.0% — measured on the NIKITA/VIRTUAL ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.