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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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The ones that we look for as earnings “surprises” have a particular pattern of implied volatility heading into the earnings.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“That will create additional volatility in gilt prices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This partly explains the volatility of the Korean market that has now recorded nine separate days of more than 5% gains in 2026 alone.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Even if governments see the logic of reducing exposure to oil-and-gas volatility, their budgets will be strained by this crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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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