Ethereum (ETH) is 204504.9× the size of Programmable (V4) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 21 shared trading days). V4 has been the more volatile of the two, at 362% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.55over 21 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 | V4 | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -85.4% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.23 | 0.43 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETH outperformed V4 by 83.1% — measured on the V4/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.