Pyth Network (PYTH) is 84777.3× the size of Opus The Trencher (OPUS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.04 across 30 shared trading days). PYTH has been the more volatile of the two, at 98% annualised against OPUS's 44%.
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-0.04over 30 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 | OPUS | PYTH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -28.9% | -81.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.65 | 0.78 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +76.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -46.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PYTH outperformed OPUS by 20.3% — measured on the OPUS/PYTH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.