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Re: Hisvol disparities



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Beautiful.  Many thanks!

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> Find out from PM options how many time periods
> they use in the
> calculation of a year.  This formula uses 365
> days.  Others use
> different values.  No one seems to agree on just
> how many time periods
> should be used.  Natenberg believes 365 time
> periods (a calendar year).
> Others believe you use trading days.  The
> differences can be
> significant.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Schmitz
> [mailto:pschmi02@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:33 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Hisvol disparities
>
> I have compared historic volatility as
> calculated
> by the Metastock formula
>
> Std(Log(C/Ref(C,-1)), X)*Sqrt(365)*100
>
> with the values published at another source and
> found disparities.  Can anyone offer an
> explanation?  Examples follow:
>
> Differences in the March beans are pronounced:
>
> MS hisvol(7) = 10.46
> PMoptions page ?1-week? hisvol = 8.44
>
> MS hisvol(90) = 26.76
> PMoptionspage ?3-month? hisvol = 16.52
>
> Differences in December CD are less striking:
>
> MS hisvol(7) = 4.02
> PMoptions page ?1-week? hisvol = 4.26
>
> MS hisvol(90) = 10.78
> PMoptions page ?3-month? hisvol = 11.17
>
> An email inquiry to the PMoptions page has not
> been answered.
>
> . . . while we?re at it, does anybody know of
> other free sources for hisvol on the web?
>
> Philip