SuperCells (SCT) and Tether (USDT) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.42 across 35 shared trading days). SCT has been the more volatile of the two, at 246% annualised against USDT's 1%.
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0.42over 35 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 | SCT | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -95.7% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.39 | -0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed SCT by 32.0% — measured on the SCT/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.