NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 83.3× the size of ZetaChain (ZETA) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 56 shared trading days). ZETA has been the more volatile of the two, at 175% annualised against NEAR's 108%.
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0.55over 56 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 | ZETA | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -36.6% | -68.7% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.17 | 1.11 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +195.3% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -48.1% |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed ZETA by 44.0% — measured on the ZETA/NEAR ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.