Ethereum (ETH) is 37066.9× the size of The Index (INDEX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.50 across 48 shared trading days). INDEX has been the more volatile of the two, at 535% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.50over 48 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 | INDEX | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -92.7% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.09 | 0.36 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETH outperformed INDEX by 44.2% — measured on the INDEX/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.