BTC / ZEC ratio and spread
1 BTC = 64.2 ZEC. Below is the price ratio chart and the regression spread z-score. Hedge ratio β is 0.287 and the correlation between the legs is 0.59.
If you hold BTC · If you hold ZEC
BTC is cheaper against ZEC than in 1 % of the time over 7.6 years. If you hold ZEC, this is worth a look at rotating into BTC.
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Key numbers
over 2780 daily candles
How each of these is computed: regression spread, hedge ratio, spread z-score, half-life, correlation.
What the numbers say
The legs move together only moderately — correlation of daily log returns is 0.59, with a hedge ratio of 0.29. Signals from this pair carry more noise than on a tightly linked one.
The spread is at -0.89 standard deviations from its rolling mean, which is effectively at its own norm.
Reversion is slow: the spread needs roughly 425 days to cover half the way back to its mean. A position would have to be held for a long time.
The current ratio sits near the bottom of its range — only 0% of the way from the low to the high of the last 2780 daily candles.
When this happened before
Divergences over 2601 candles: 13. Closed by a return to the norm: 13. The median return took 104 days, the longest one 252 days.
The last closed one ran from 08.05.2026 to 20.08.2026, 104 days: peak z = -3.73, ZEC was expensive against BTC.
For a holder this answers not “what to do” but “how long it usually took”: the median return is 104 days. That is no guarantee — past divergences closed, this one may not.
| Period | Expensive leg | Peak z | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.05.2026 — 20.08.2026 | ZEC | -3.73 | 104 d |
| 01.10.2025 — 17.04.2026 | ZEC | -5.01 | 198 d |
| 10.07.2025 — 06.09.2025 | BTC | 2.32 | 58 d |
| 11.11.2024 — 26.02.2025 | BTC | 2.82 | 107 d |
| 05.08.2024 — 20.09.2024 | ZEC | -2.76 | 46 d |
A divergence here is the spread z-score leaving ±2σ; the return is the first value back inside ±0.5σ. Two thresholds rather than one: otherwise chatter right at the border would count as a dozen separate divergences. The first bars of the window are skipped — there z is computed on partial history.
Frequently asked
How many ZEC is 1 BTC?
1 BTC is worth 64.2004 ZEC at the latest exchange quotes. The figure is the ratio of the two USDT prices and updates every minute.
What is the BTC/ZEC range?
Over the last 2780 daily candles the ratio traded between 51.0518 (27.09.2026) and 3221.8 (19.08.2025).
Are BTC and ZEC correlated?
The correlation of daily log returns between BTC and ZEC is 0.59, which counts as a moderate link. Log returns are used rather than prices: two rising assets correlate almost by default, joint day-to-day movement is what matters.
What is the BTC/ZEC spread z-score now?
The z-score is -0.89 — the spread is within its usual range. It measures how far the regression residual log(A) − β·log(B) sits from its rolling mean, in standard deviations.
Is BTC/ZEC suitable for a pair trade?
The mechanics hold up: correlation is 0.59 and the spread historically covers half the way back to its mean in about 425 days. That is a description of past behaviour, not a forecast or a recommendation.
How often do BTC and ZEC diverge?
Over 2601 daily candles the spread left ±2σ 13 times. The median return to the norm took 104 days.
Related pairs
Other pairs sharing a leg with this one.
All figures are computed from exchange data and describe past behaviour. Nothing here is investment advice.