XRP (XRP) is 619.4× the size of Horizen (ZEN) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, ZEN is ahead by 57.7 percentage points (ZEN +4.9% against XRP -52.8%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.45 across 399 shared trading days). ZEN has been the more volatile of the two, at 120% annualised against XRP's 66%.
| Period | ZEN | XRP | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +23.80% | +3.23% | ZEN |
| 30 days | +74.24% | +11.22% | ZEN |
| 90 days | +72.26% | +25.39% | ZEN |
| 1 year | +4.90% | -52.83% | ZEN |
| Metric | ZEN | XRP |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -81.0% | -68.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.79 | 0.38 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +113.7% | +41.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -58.4% | -47.3% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ZEN outperformed XRP by 37.4% — measured on the ZEN/XRP ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.
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.