USD1 (USD1) is 553.0× the size of SoulPeg USD (SPUSD) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.05 across 41 shared trading days). SPUSD has been the more volatile of the two, at 19% annualised against USD1's 1%.
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-0.05over 41 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 | SPUSD | USD1 |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -2.7% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.00 | -0.12 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +0.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -0.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: USD1 outperformed SPUSD by 0.1% — measured on the SPUSD/USD1 ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.