Zcash (ZEC) is 2927.3× the size of Quai Network (QUAI) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, ZEC is ahead by 251.5 percentage points (QUAI -70.6% against ZEC +181.0%). Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.15 across 364 shared trading days). Both have run at a similar volatility, around 154% annualised.
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0.15over 364 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 | QUAI | ZEC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -93.6% | -71.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.05 | 1.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +188.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -59.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZEC outperformed QUAI by 67.9% — measured on the QUAI/ZEC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.