Arbitrum (ARB) is 5746.4× the size of Shape (SHAPE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.17 across 31 shared trading days). ARB has been the more volatile of the two, at 103% annualised against SHAPE's 43%.
SHAPEARB
-0.17over 31 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 | SHAPE | ARB |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -24.1% | -84.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.50 | 0.73 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +157.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -51.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ARB outperformed SHAPE by 45.1% — measured on the SHAPE/ARB ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.