USDS (USDS) is 838.1× the size of USDM (USDM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.10 across 31 shared trading days). USDM has been the more volatile of the two, at 18% annualised against USDS's 1%.
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0.10over 31 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 | USDM | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -2.6% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDM outperformed USDS by 0.3% — measured on the USDM/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.