Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is 2.5× the size of OriginTrail (TRAC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.52 across 58 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 111% annualised.
VIRTUALTRAC
0.52over 58 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 | VIRTUAL | TRAC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -71.7% | -22.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.06 | 0.33 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +47.4% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -54.7% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: TRAC outperformed VIRTUAL by 23.2% — measured on the VIRTUAL/TRAC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.