Tether (USDT) is 1235867.4× the size of Yoshi.exchange (YOSHI) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.09 across 37 shared trading days). YOSHI has been the more volatile of the two, at 182% annualised against USDT's 1%.
YOSHIUSDT
-0.09over 37 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 | YOSHI | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -69.7% | -0.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.40 | 0.03 |
Relative strength over 90 days: YOSHI outperformed USDT by 33.7% — measured on the YOSHI/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.