Axie Infinity (AXS) is 229.8× the size of The Big Five (BFT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.38 across 39 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 127% annualised.
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0.38over 39 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 | BFT | AXS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -66.3% | -72.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.47 | -0.04 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +248.7% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -55.5% |
Relative strength over 90 days: AXS outperformed BFT by 60.3% — measured on the BFT/AXS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.