Tether (USDT) is 2127.8× the size of YZY (YZY) by market capitalisation. Over the past 30 days, YZY is ahead by 2.0 percentage points (YZY +2.0% against USDT +0.0%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.08 across 29 shared trading days). YZY has been the more volatile of the two, at 26% annualised against USDT's 0%.
| Period | YZY | USDT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -0.03% | -0.01% | USDT |
| 30 days | +2.02% | +0.05% | YZY |
| Metric | YZY | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -2.0% | -0.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.08 | 0.19 |
Relative strength over 90 days: YZY outperformed USDT by 2.0% — measured on the YZY/USDT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.