ETC vs POL
Ethereum Classic and POL (ex-MATIC) compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ETC against POL. Measurements only: this page does not rank ETC above POL or the other way round.
Ethereum Classic and POL (ex-MATIC) are compared here measure by measure — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach and risk. They were paired under the "similar market value" rule rather than chosen by hand — ETC against POL, rebuilt every night.
Across the table Ethereum Classic is ahead on 4 measures and POL (ex-MATIC) on 8. A measure count is a summary of today's ETC and POL data, nothing more.
Hype risk side by side
ETC against POL, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | ETC | POL | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.30B | $1.12B | ETC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #70 | #72 | ETC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $8.23 | $0.1048 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $73.6M | $130.5M | POL |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.057 | 0.116 | POL |
| 24-hour change | +9.8% | +7.3% | ETC |
| 7-day change | +7.7% | +10.8% | POL |
| 30-day change | +24.9% | +30.9% | POL |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +9.2% | +34.8% | POL |
| Trending position Today's global order | – | – | n/a |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 0 | 0 | level |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | – | – | n/a |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 60% | 70% | POL |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 60 | 63 | POL |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -59.7% | -57.1% | POL |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 0/100 | 4/100 | ETC |
What the numbers say
18 facts from today's collection
The two are 1.2x apart in market value, Ethereum Classic ahead with $1.30B versus $1.12B.
Ethereum Classic sits above POL (ex-MATIC) by 2 ranks (70 vs 72).
One ETC costs $8.23 and one POL $0.1048, but unit price says nothing on its own: supply differs.
Daily turnover favours POL: $130.5M traded versus $73.6M for ETC.
Scaled by market value the activity ratio is 0.12 for POL and 0.06 for the other side of this pair.
Over 24 hours ETC moved +9.8% and POL +7.3%, a spread of 2.5 points.
Over seven days POL moved +10.8% and ETC +7.7%, a spread of 3.1 points.
+24.9% for ETC over thirty days, +30.9% for POL — POL ahead on this window by 6.0 points.
Stretch the window to 90 days and POL leads with +34.8% against +9.2%.
Neither ETC nor POL is on a trending feed today, so this comparison rests on price, size and signal data.
Today the checklist reads Buy for ETC (60%) and Neutral for POL (70%).
On the 14-day RSI, Ethereum Classic reads 60 and POL (ex-MATIC) reads 63.
Distance from the yearly high is -59.7% for ETC and -57.1% for POL.
In the ETC/POL pair the 200-day check goes to both sides.
Hype risk is higher for POL (ex-MATIC) at 4/100 (Low) than for Ethereum Classic at 0.
These are cross-sector neighbours rather than peers, ETC in Layer 1 chains and POL in Layer 2 networks.
POL shows the bigger volume spike of the pair at 1.64x its 20-day average.
Depth of data differs — 400 closes for ETC versus 400 for POL — and short histories weaken the checklist.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Ethereum Classic
POL (ex-MATIC)
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of ETC and POL is trending today?
Neither ETC nor POL is on a trending feed today. The ETC and POL pages still update daily with price, signal and risk data.
Is ETC bigger than POL?
Ethereum Classic is larger, at $1.30B of market value against $1.12B — 1.2x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ETC and POL?
The checklist reads Buy for ETC (60% of checks passed) and Neutral for POL (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ETC and POL, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
POL (ex-MATIC) scores 4/100 against 0 for Ethereum Classic. The score behind both the ETC and POL figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ETC or POL?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ETC and POL — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ETC, POL or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.