Starknet (STRK) is 3.8× the size of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.68 across 54 shared trading days). QRL has been the more volatile of the two, at 203% annualised against STRK's 143%.
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0.68over 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 | QRL | STRK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -31.0% | -91.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.18 | 0.33 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +329.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -66.4% |
Relative strength over 90 days: STRK outperformed QRL by 17.6% — measured on the QRL/STRK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.