Zebec Network (ZBCN) is 68.5× the size of Phoenic Token (PNIC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.26 across 35 shared trading days). PNIC has been the more volatile of the two, at 129% annualised against ZBCN's 106%.
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0.26over 35 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 | PNIC | ZBCN |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -88.1% | -20.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.20 | 0.23 |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZBCN outperformed PNIC by 19.9% — measured on the PNIC/ZBCN ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.