Trading & investing
Volatility
How much and how often a price or value moves.
Volatility describes how much and how often the price or value of an asset, position, or portfolio moves up and down.
Approved short definition: How much and how often a price or value moves. Example: An asset with high volatility can experience larger price moves over a short period. Do not use: Do not describe volatility as only negative price movement. Volatility refers to price or value movement in either direction. Aliases / search terms: Price volatility, market volatility, portfolio volatility, volatile, price swings, market swings, price movement, value movement, fluctuations Related terms: Risk Score, Risk, Market, Asset, Position, Portfolio, Leverage, CFD, Liquidity, Cryptoasset, Diversification
Also known as: Price volatility, market volatility, portfolio volatility, volatile, price swings, market swings, price movement, value movement, fluctuations