Arweave (AR) is 1920.7× the size of Zus (ZCN) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely in opposite directions (correlation -0.38 across 30 shared trading days). ZCN has been the more volatile of the two, at 198% annualised against AR's 119%.
ZCNAR
-0.38over 30 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 | ZCN | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -58.7% | -80.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.27 | 0.55 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +124.8% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -53.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: AR outperformed ZCN by 34.8% — measured on the ZCN/AR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.