Ethereum (ETH) is 359067.7× the size of Xitcoin (XTC) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move closely together (correlation 0.82 across 39 shared trading days). XTC has been the more volatile of the two, at 134% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.82over 39 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 | XTC | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -40.9% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.11 | 0.36 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETH outperformed XTC by 6.8% — measured on the XTC/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.