Shiba Inu (SHIB) is 109.1× the size of NYC (NYC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.15 across 150 shared trading days). NYC has been the more volatile of the two, at 101% annualised against SHIB's 69%.
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0.15over 150 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 | NYC | SHIB |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.5% | -68.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.00 | -0.08 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +39.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -38.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NYC outperformed SHIB by 27.7% — measured on the NYC/SHIB ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.