Chainlink (LINK) is 4298834.1× the size of Zero (ZERO) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.40 across 52 shared trading days). ZERO has been the more volatile of the two, at 386% annualised against LINK's 71%.
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0.40over 52 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 | ZERO | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -99.8% | -69.2% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.26 | 0.53 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +61.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -43.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: LINK outperformed ZERO by 99.4% — measured on the ZERO/LINK ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.