How to Calculate Historical Volatility

This video illustrates how to calculate the historical volatility (moving average volatility), using the example of historical returns. Historical daily volatility is the square root of the daily variance estimate.

This video is developed by David from Bionic Turtle.

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Volatility

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How to Calculate Historical Volatility

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Risk Management