Zcash (ZEC) is 4749.5× the size of PIVX (PIVX) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, ZEC is ahead by 274.1 percentage points (PIVX -93.2% against ZEC +181.0%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.28 across 320 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 152% annualised.
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0.28over 320 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 | PIVX | ZEC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -97.3% | -71.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.46 | 1.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +188.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -59.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZEC outperformed PIVX by 83.9% — measured on the PIVX/ZEC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.