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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 recent gyrations have crystallized a new reality in a market where fortunes can rise or fall with just a handful of trillion-dollar companies: Volatility is back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Volatility also attracts traders, which can lead to even more volatility.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Volatility eased on Monday, but investors still have May’s consumer-price index on deck for Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Volatility is a key ingredient in pricing options, as it is used to gauge how likely a contract is exercised depending on the timing of the option’s expiration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

And on the other side, it is evident that Volatility belongs in common to all the three Principles, and to Water too.

From The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. by Boyle, Robert




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