Drift Protocol (DRIFT) is 4.5× the size of Stryke (SYK) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.48 across 38 shared trading days). SYK has been the more volatile of the two, at 273% annualised against DRIFT's 144%.
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0.48over 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 | SYK | DRIFT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -49.6% | -98.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.72 | -0.11 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +91.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -66.9% |
Relative strength over 90 days: SYK outperformed DRIFT by 193.5% — measured on the SYK/DRIFT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.