Hyperliquid (HYPE) is 2757211.9× the size of ZoomSwap (ZM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.13 across 23 shared trading days). ZM has been the more volatile of the two, at 126% annualised against HYPE's 81%.
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0.13over 23 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 | ZM | HYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -8.3% | -18.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.49 | 0.56 |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZM outperformed HYPE by 52.9% — measured on the ZM/HYPE ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.