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Volatility

Volatility describes the magnitude of price
Basically, it measures how much a
price has moved and is expected to move in the future. A stock price that swings wildly is considered to be highly volatile. A stock price that typically experiences little change is considered low volatility. Beware, it is both possible and fairly common for "low volatility" stocks to suddenly become highly volatile. Volatility is measured in two forms:
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