Tether (USDT) is 139.4× the size of Venice Token (VVV) by market capitalisation. Over the past 30 days, VVV is ahead by 86.4 percentage points (VVV +86.5% against USDT +0.0%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.11 across 31 shared trading days). VVV has been the more volatile of the two, at 161% annualised against USDT's 0%.
| Period | VVV | USDT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -10.53% | -0.01% | USDT |
| 30 days | +86.49% | +0.05% | VVV |
| Metric | VVV | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -13.2% | -0.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.54 | 0.19 |
Relative strength over 90 days: VVV outperformed USDT by 86.4% — measured on the VVV/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.