Polycat Finance (FISH) and Chainlink (LINK) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.60 across 33 shared trading days). LINK has been the more volatile of the two, at 71% annualised against FISH's 33%.
FISHLINK
0.60over 33 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 | FISH | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -12.8% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.29 | 0.53 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: FISH outperformed LINK by 17.7% — measured on the FISH/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.