Chainlink (LINK) is 17097.5× the size of Streamr XDATA (XDATA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.51 across 26 shared trading days). XDATA has been the more volatile of the two, at 693% annualised against LINK's 71%.
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-0.51over 26 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 | XDATA | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -79.9% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.07 | 0.47 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: LINK outperformed XDATA by 40.0% — measured on the XDATA/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.