NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 10.0× the size of Pearl (PEARL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.83 across 54 shared trading days). PEARL has been the more volatile of the two, at 392% annualised against NEAR's 108%.
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0.83over 54 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 | PEARL | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.3% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 1.12 | 0.98 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PEARL outperformed NEAR by 130.0% — measured on the PEARL/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.