NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 135086.2× the size of Praxis (PRXS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.04 across 188 shared trading days). PRXS has been the more volatile of the two, at 3727% annualised against NEAR's 108%.
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-0.04over 188 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 | PRXS | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -99.8% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.02 | 1.11 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed PRXS by 99.6% — measured on the PRXS/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.