Tether (USDT) is 4273.2× the size of Frankencoin (ZCHF) by market capitalisation. Over the past 30 days, USDT is ahead by 3.2 percentage points (ZCHF -3.2% against USDT +0.0%). Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.65 across 26 shared trading days). ZCHF has been the more volatile of the two, at 9% annualised against USDT's 0%.
| Period | ZCHF | USDT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -1.63% | -0.01% | USDT |
| 30 days | -3.20% | +0.05% | USDT |
| Metric | ZCHF | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -3.2% | -0.0% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.36 | 0.19 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDT outperformed ZCHF by 2.4% — measured on the ZCHF/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.