USDS (USDS) is 1.1× the size of WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.06 across 66 shared trading days). WBT has been the more volatile of the two, at 59% annualised against USDS's 1%.
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-0.06over 66 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 | USDS | WBT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -0.4% | -15.6% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.01 | 0.51 |
Relative strength over 90 days: WBT outperformed USDS by 23.2% — measured on the USDS/WBT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.