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volatility

[vahl-uh-til-i-tee] / vɑl əˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
evaporation
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NOUN
airiness
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NOUN
excitability
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With this in mind, sharp rallies in the equity market should be viewed not as normalization, but as an opportunity to “buy” volatility on temporary easing in stress.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

ETFs provide diversification across many companies, lower transaction costs, tax benefits and reduce risks due to geopolitics, volatility and currency fluctuations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Cryptocurrencies are fundamentally unsuitable for retirement accounts due to extreme volatility and the fact that they lack concrete underlying value.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Do any charts point to promising volatility trades?

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Since the volatility of these last digits makes them essentially random, every number from 000 to 999 is equally likely to come up.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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