Decred (DCR) is 44.2× the size of Ycash (YEC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.26 across 32 shared trading days). YEC has been the more volatile of the two, at 388% annualised against DCR's 125%.
YECDCR
0.26over 32 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 | YEC | DCR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -68.9% | -75.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +82.5% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -53.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: YEC outperformed DCR by 35.7% — measured on the YEC/DCR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.