Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 825900.1× the size of Wave Swap (WAVE) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.08 across 35 shared trading days). WAVE has been the more volatile of the two, at 174% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
WAVEHYPE
-0.08over 35 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 | WAVE | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -64.2% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.36 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed WAVE by 60.4% — measured on the WAVE/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.