Zcash (ZEC) is 1323.5× the size of QANplatform (QANX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.12 across 41 shared trading days). ZEC has been the more volatile of the two, at 149% annualised against QANX's 92%.
QANXZEC
-0.12over 41 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 | QANX | ZEC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -27.7% | -71.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.27 | 1.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +188.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -59.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZEC outperformed QANX by 48.2% — measured on the QANX/ZEC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.