How to Use volatility in a Sentence

volatility

noun
  • In any case, there could be some days of volatility ahead.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Some traders said a wave of one-day options trading tied to the S&P 500 may have contributed to the volatility.
    WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
  • That would mean a spike in demand for weapons, and added global volatility.
    Damien Cave, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Market volatility may be bad for bankers, but traders love it.
    WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Secret in Their Eyes, was in his 20s when the trial took place and remembers the volatility of the period.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Likewise when volatility is high there is a fight for the future outcome.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • However, there are ways to make money in the stock market even when prices are down and volatility is up.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Expect more volatility as the tug of war between the market and the central bank continues.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Even states that agree with Mr. Macron’s analysis may hesitate in the face of his volatility.
    Roger Cohen, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Middle East has yet again returned to a state of volatility, haunted by the ever-present threat of extremist groups.
    Howard L. Manuel, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The biggest concern for an investor in one of these ETFs is the notorious volatility in the price of bitcoin.
    TIME, 11 Jan. 2024
  • For all the bank collapses, the plunging bond yields, the hammering in oil and mining stocks and day-in, day-out volatility, Adam Sarhan puts this week in the win column.
    Jess Menton, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • So compared to other markets through the past few years, the investment trends and volatility here has been much more subdued.
    Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Market volatility is boosting Bank of America's trading business in the last three months of the year.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There's more volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social.
    USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But trading in its shares had been halted before the opening bell due to extreme volatility.
    Ken Sweet, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Yet one of the unresolved issues with crypto is its volatility.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The stock market over long periods tends to outperform bonds and cash investment, but at the cost of much greater volatility.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • Off the court, Beverley’s volatility and emotionality were a strain, the juice provided on the court not always worth the squeeze off of it.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The volatility on Wall Street was also a major problem for the asset management units of the top financial firms.
    Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 8 Jan. 2023
  • But this volatility has long been a part of the state budget cycle and should have been anticipated with less spending.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But market volatility has returned, and the waters have grown choppier for traders.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And even though the new year brings back old foes and familiar systems, the Spartans resume Big Ten play against the one team that has had more volatility in staff and roster than any other.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, to reduce the yen’s volatility, Japan has been buying up its own currency.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Instead, short-term price volatility was sparked by events like the Baltic gas-pipeline rupture and labor disputes in Australia.
    Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Shares of Western Alliance dropped 15 percent and PacWest fell 28 percent, with trading of both stocks halted briefly due to high volatility.
    Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • The last three years of economic volatility have shown that agility is required of everyone.
    Alex Atzberger, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Torre, who claims to be risk averse, responds to my question about these volatilities by expressing faith in his new business partners.
    Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Alaska’s vast maritime ecosystem is in a state of ominous volatility.
    Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • This swift increase was driven by the price volatility and energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
    Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023

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