Ethereum (ETH) is 2401815.5× the size of Velas (VLX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.77 across 32 shared trading days). VLX has been the more volatile of the two, at 222% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.77over 32 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 | VLX | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -62.0% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.20 | 0.36 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETH outperformed VLX by 40.3% — measured on the VLX/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.