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Annualized volatility is calculated as standard deviation times square root of periods. High annualized volatility indicates greater price variability and potential risk. Investors use annualized ...

Volatility is troublesome for many investors. Value changes in your stocks, your portfolio, or an index can keep you up at night -- or worse, push you to make emotional decisions you later regret.

Mark Jahn is a financial writer, editor, consultant, and award-winning economist covering ETFs, stocks, cryptocurrencies, options, and more. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an ...