Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 1775976.6× the size of YAKA (YAKA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.02 across 21 shared trading days). YAKA has been the more volatile of the two, at 2835% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
YAKAHYPE
-0.02over 21 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 | YAKA | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -88.0% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.01 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: HYPE outperformed YAKA by 35.4% — measured on the YAKA/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.