Pump.fun (PUMP) is 44255.0× the size of US Degen Index 6900 (DXY) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.39 across 29 shared trading days). DXY has been the more volatile of the two, at 162% annualised against PUMP's 127%.
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-0.39over 29 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 | DXY | PUMP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -57.8% | -83.1% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.36 | 0.53 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +185.0% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: PUMP outperformed DXY by 42.9% — measured on the DXY/PUMP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.