LayerZero (ZRO) is 199.8× the size of Reactive Network (REACT) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely in opposite directions (correlation -0.05 across 110 shared trading days). REACT has been the more volatile of the two, at 140% annualised against ZRO's 103%.
REACTZRO
-0.05over 110 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 | REACT | ZRO |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -64.2% | -70.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.49 | 1.23 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +115.2% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZRO outperformed REACT by 75.4% — measured on the REACT/ZRO ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.