Aave (AAVE) is 1255.3× the size of Vesper Finance (VSP) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.22 across 39 shared trading days). VSP has been the more volatile of the two, at 157% annualised against AAVE's 87%.
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-0.22over 39 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 | VSP | AAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -31.1% | -79.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.23 | 0.46 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +56.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -42.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: VSP outperformed AAVE by 32.2% — measured on the VSP/AAVE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.