PYTH PYTH / RESOLV Crypto vs XUSD XUSD / USD Crypto

Volatility Understanding Price Fluctuations

Volatility measures how much an asset's price fluctuates over time. Higher volatility means larger price swings (both up and down), indicating higher risk but also potential for higher returns. Lower volatility suggests more stable, predictable price movements.

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Asset PYTHXUSD
Daily Volatility % 10.68%0.02%
Annualized Volatility % 204.0%0.4%
Avg Daily Move % 5.15%0.01%
Biggest Up Day % +97.26%+0.05%
Biggest Down Day % -18.63%-0.07%
Calm Days <1σ 111 (92%)112 (55%)
Volatile Days >1σ 10 (8%)92 (45%)
Extreme Moves >2σ 2 days11 days
Volatility Trend % -7.0% → Stable+10.4% ↑ Rising
Understanding the Stats:
  • Daily Volatility: Standard deviation of daily returns - measures typical day-to-day price swings
  • Annualized Volatility: Daily volatility scaled to yearly basis - useful for comparing different time periods
  • Calm Days (σ): Days with price movements less than 1 standard deviation - these are "normal" trading days
  • Volatile Days (σ): Days exceeding 1 standard deviation - larger than usual price movements
  • Extreme Moves (σ): Days exceeding 2 standard deviations - very unusual, significant price swings
  • Volatility Trend: Whether price swings are increasing or decreasing over the period
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Daily Volatility Chart Daily Moves

This chart shows the daily price swings for each asset.

Volatility Trend Chart Linear Regression

This chart shows the trend of daily price swings for each asset measured by linear regressions.
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Data sources

PYTH: Kraken
XUSD: Binance
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