ZEC in plain facts
Updated 2026-11-14 (UTC) · Binance spot data
How ZEC behaves versus Bitcoin
ZEC has a beta of 1.11 against Bitcoin: largely moves in step with Bitcoin (~1.11×). In plain terms, on a day Bitcoin moves 1%, ZEC has moved about 1.11% on average in the same direction. Beta describes past co-movement over the available daily history; it is not a forecast.
What ZEC moves with
Over the last 90 days its daily moves tracked ADA (0.61) and SOL (0.6) most closely among the large coins we compare against. A correlation of 1.0 would mean they moved in lockstep; 0 would mean no relationship.
Where ZEC sits in its own history
Today's price is higher than on 96% of the days in its last 5 years on Binance — high in its range — closer to past peaks than past lows.
How volatile ZEC is
Its annualised volatility over the last 90 days is 134.0%, about 3.11× Bitcoin's over the same window. Today's move: a typical day (~0.7× normal).
ZEC's worst drawdown
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in this window was -93.8%, bottoming on 2024-07-05. Context: an extraordinary market period (no single event matched). This number is free on Sightglass and always will be.
Reading
ZEC — a coin that amplifies Bitcoin ~1.11×; moves most closely with ADA and SOL; currently sits in the upper zone of its 5-year range (96th pctile); more volatile than Bitcoin (~3.1×). Facts, not a call — the decision stays yours.
How these numbers are calculated
- Source: Binance spot daily candles (USDT pair), up to five years.
- Beta: regression slope of the coin's daily returns on Bitcoin's, over the shared history.
- Moves with: 90-day correlation of daily returns against 15 large coins.
- Historical position: share of days in the window with a lower close than today.
- Volatility: standard deviation of the last 90 daily returns, annualised (×√365).
- Worst drawdown: largest fall from a prior peak within the window.