Do not down play Volatility..!

28 de fev. de 2022

What Is Volatility?
Oxford Dictionary:

Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Finance:

Volatility is the degree of variation of a trading price series over time, usually measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns.

Historic volatility : measures a time series of past market prices.

Volatility effects on assets:

Volatile assets are often considered riskier than less volatile assets because the price is expected to be less predictable.


Volatility effects on investors:

The wider the swings in an investment's price, the harder emotionally it is to not worry..!


How to handle the volatility???

Let's learn from legends

George Soros:

When a long-term trend loses its momentum, short-term volatility tends to rise. It is easy to see why that should be so: the trend-following crowd is disoriented.

Jim Simons:

When market volatility surged, Renaissance’s system tended to automatically reduce positions and risk.

Question:

Are you smarter than Jim Simons?

If your answer and trading track record show, you are not, decrease your exposure to the market!

If your answer is Yes: You will be washed out from the market soon...


Reference Article:
investopedia.com/terms/v/volatility.asp

Best,

Dr. Moshkelgosha M.D

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