Zcash (ZEC) is 248.7× the size of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.34 across 54 shared trading days). QRL has been the more volatile of the two, at 203% annualised against ZEC's 149%.
QRLZEC
-0.34over 54 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 | QRL | ZEC |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -31.0% | -71.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.18 | 1.06 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +188.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -59.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZEC outperformed QRL by 36.6% — measured on the QRL/ZEC ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.