I like measured moves and
volatility measures like a multiple of the average range.
Not exact matches
A: Every investor will have to make their own judgment about the market, it does seem
like measures of
volatility are relatively low given all the uncertainties at present.
In conjunction with stock valuation ratios
like the price - to - earnings ratio and the price - to - earnings - growth ratio, a stock's
measure of
volatility known as beta can help investors build a diversified...
You can even
measure how volatile investors expect the market to be using indicators
like VIX, which is the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market
Volatility Index.
The
volatility of returns generated by a mutual fund scheme can be
measured by some important risk ratios
like;
There are all kinds of charting tools to
measure historical
volatility, and it's good to study them to get a «feel» for how a market's prices will have regular peaks and valleys, especially more seasonal - based commodities
like the grains (corn, wheat, soybeans, etc.) and for the most part the softs (coffee, sugar, cocoa, etc.).
In conjunction with stock valuation ratios
like the price - to - earnings ratio and the price - to - earnings - growth ratio, a stock's
measure of
volatility known as beta can help investors build a diversified...
If you are going to hold the underlying stock across some anticipated
volatility event (
like earnings) then you may be better off writing an option that has more premium in it than the near - month option, as a defensive
measure.
In the hour or so I spent on the phone, I learned a great deal about topics
like measuring downside risk, evaluating management, and dealing with
volatility:
Market crashes
like the one in 2008 — 09 are more severe and more frequent than traditional
measures of
volatility would predict.
When talking about «low
volatility products,» Yasenchak is referring to portfolios that «specifically seek benchmark -
like returns, over the full market cycle, with a total
volatility,
measured as the standard deviation, falling considerably below that of the index.»
Beta is a
measure of an individual stock's price
volatility against a broader market
measure, which is typically an index
like the S&P 500.