NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 6979.5× the size of SALT (SALT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.27 across 38 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 106% annualised.
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0.27over 38 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 | SALT | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -35.7% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.16 | 0.98 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed SALT by 58.1% — measured on the SALT/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.