Irrespective of growing popularity and hype concerning the same, various mainstream institutions have taken the risky path of bitcoin investment to benefit
from its pricing volatility which has paved numerous rags to riches story till date.
Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues;
price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand
from end customers,
which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us
from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different
from those in
which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting
from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional
pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of
which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock
price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
For example, many companies report third - quarter earnings in October,
which can cause some
volatility: If earnings are down, or far off
from analyst projections, stock
prices can dip.
During a flat market in
which volatility may be average
from a historical perspective, consider choosing a strike
price for your put options that is approximately 1 - 5 % out of the money.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products
from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets;
volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits
from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits
from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in
which the Company operates; the
volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses;
volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in
which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations;
pricing actions; and other factors.
[2] The first two underlying measures in the table are exclusion - based, with
prices that either have a high average
volatility, or
which are not market - determined, permanently excluded
from the CPI basket.
«We are convinced that «quant» funds»,
which have attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in the last few years and a significant portion of
which use leverage, and whose models and various strategies are largely based on
price action and correlations extracted
from the reasonably - recent past when
volatility has been low (largely of their own making), have contributed mightily to the illusion that market risk is low.
«When people do try to measure investment risk, they typically assess the historic
volatility of an investment compared to that of the overall market (known as beta),
which derives
from capital asset
pricing theory.
«You... benefit
from a milk
price which is both stable and competitive in a market
which is characterised by extreme
volatility,» Mr Kers stated.
We saw ongoing political instability, currency
volatility and devaluations in Africa, rising oil
prices which drove our costs up, and downward pressure on margins
from relentless competition.
However, if the market experiences unexpected volume,
volatility, and momentum today, causing the red trend line to break, then we would look for support at the blue
price line at 2688.50,
which marks the low
from yesterday.
Short ProShares ETFs are non-diversified and should lose value when their market indexes or benchmarks rise — a result that is opposite
from traditional ETFs — and they entail certain risks including risk associated with the use of derivatives (swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), imperfect benchmark correlation, leverage and market
price variance, all of
which can increase
volatility and decrease performance.
In other words, fossil fuel
price increases and
volatility will increase energy bills, and measures
which reduce consumption and shift production away
from fossil fuel sources are a way of hedging against this.
Bypassing this process is risky, however, as there is no period of
price discovery or equity research
from the underwriting banks,
which can open shares to
price volatility.
Spotify has warned in filings it expects the popularity of its service to attract outsized interest
from individual investors,
which could possibly fuel
volatility and set an unsustainable trading
price.
Underpinned by elastic algorithm - controlled monetary policy, the team behind USDX Protocol stated that the system will ensure that / USDY will never stray too far
from its pegged value, thus safeguarding against
volatility in
price,
which is a major issue for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
The costs involved in sending money abroad could include: sending bank fees, receiving bank fees, premiums on exchange rates (
which will also differ
from the «Google rate»), limits the minimum or maximum amount that can be sent, time delays,
price -
volatility risk and fees to trade the money for Bitcoin.
While bitcoin
prices experienced several days of
volatility, these sharp fluctuations seemed to calm somewhat
from 12th January, at
which point the digital currency began trading within the relatively modest range of $ 745 to $ 775.
There are four goals of
price stable Smart Coins (bitAssets)-- a relatively reliable solution to predict the future value of a token, a predictable stable
price with reduced
volatility, hedging against volatile cryptocurrency markets and
price action, and a unit of account distinct
from assets with capital gains or losses (
which has increased tax liability).
Meanwhile, at year - end 2017, even before the bitcoin
price peaked at record levels, researchers
from Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System pointed to bitcoin's «unique diversification benefits for traditional investment portfolios,»
which they characterized as «stable» despite the
price volatility.
The Company will not be receiving USD (or any other fiat currency) as a result of the Company's plans not to convert the Dash
from the masternodes into Fiat and until the Company's plans change at
which time there can be no assurances that the
price of Dash will not significantly decrease due to its
price volatility or that the Dash could be converted into USD (or any other fiat currency) at that time.
As
volatility makes a comeback in crytocurrencies, more so in Bitcoin, the
price of the biggest digital coin falls below $ 9,000 and below the very trendline it broke out of last week, signalling the resumption of downtrend
which started
from its January high.
The
prices of the other tokens and cryptocurrencies
from this list also dropped this week, but the range of the fluctuations was small,
which allows us to put these
price fluctuations down to
volatility.