Despite a recent uptick to a more normal level near 16, the Cboe Volatility Index has averaged around just 12.8 over the past 30 trading days as of July 18, indicating relative calm in U.S. equities.

This paper studies the volatility of commodity prices on the basis of a large dataset of monthly prices observed in international trade data from the United States over the period 2002 to 2011. The ...

The boom-and-bust nature of bitcoin will hinder institutional adoption, according to JPMorgan. The bank said the recent decline in bitcoin makes its longer-term $150,000 target less likely. "Our fair ...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price experienced sharp fluctuations in December after failing to hold above $100,000, but according to ARK Invest, the cryptocurrency’s movements weren’t out of the ordinary. ARK ...

It is common for individual stock volatility to exceed index volatility. Diversification naturally dampens aggregate movement ...

Recent market sell-offs have been driven by a confluence of factors, contributing to the ongoing pullback and correction in major indexes. Investors are grappling with concerns over an economic ...

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Last week I introduced ETFs that offer some hope to turbulence-scarred equity investors. It really is possible to reduce volatility, and the amount of return we have to sacrifice may not be nearly as ...

There are many approaches to managing risk. One of the more popular methods is “targeted relative volatility” where a portfolio tries to match the volatility of a benchmark. Unfortunately, because ...

Investors understand intuitively that some stocks are riskier than others. The capital asset pricing model attempts to quantify the common perception of risk using a term called beta. By understanding ...