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The forex market is the largest in the world, with a significant amount of volume being traded, making it an extremely liquid market. These factors can result in periods of high and low volatility.

Volatility refers to the extent of price fluctuations for a given asset or market. Historically, volatility has been inversely correlated with the stock market. When stock markets rally, volatility ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2018 — A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Feb. 5, 2018. U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, with the Dow plummeting 4.60 percent ...

Volatility is not a market malfunction. It is a feature of markets that periodically reassess fundamentals under genuine ...