Kite (KITE) is 135.4× the size of Numbers Protocol (NUM) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, KITE is ahead by 134.7 percentage points (NUM -80.4% against KITE +54.3%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.12 across 340 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 129% annualised.
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0.12over 340 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 | NUM | KITE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -84.7% | -69.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 0.19 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +58.6% | +151.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -52.4% | -55.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: KITE outperformed NUM by 14.8% — measured on the NUM/KITE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.