Stellar (XLM) is 1221.7× the size of YieldNest RWA MAX (YNRWAX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.28 across 39 shared trading days). YNRWAX has been the more volatile of the two, at 134% annualised against XLM's 78%.
YNRWAXXLM
0.28over 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 | YNRWAX | XLM |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.9% | -64.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.30 | -0.02 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +63.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -39.7% |
Relative strength over 90 days: XLM outperformed YNRWAX by 34.4% — measured on the YNRWAX/XLM ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.