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  2. Drawdown (economics) - Wikipedia

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    The drawdown duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The max drawdown duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs). Many assume Max DD Duration is the length of time between new highs during which the Max DD (magnitude) occurred.

  3. Sterling ratio - Wikipedia

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    If the drawdown is put in as a positive number, then add 10% and the result is the same positive ratio. [ citation needed ] To clarify the reason he (Deane Sterling Jones) used 10% in the denominator was to compare any investment with a return stream to a risk-free investment (T-bills).

  4. Market sentiment - Wikipedia

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    In other words, one can never be sure that a particular market-based indicator was driven due to investor attention. Moreover, some indicators can work pro-cyclical. For example, a high trading volume can draw an investor attention. As a result, the trading volume grows even higher.

  5. Drawdown - Wikipedia

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    Drawdown (climate), the point at which greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere begin to decline; Drawdown (economics), decline in the value of an investment, below its all-time high; Drawdown (hydrology), a lowering of a reservoir or a change in hydraulic head in an aquifer, typically due to pumping a well

  6. Ulcer index - Wikipedia

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    For example, if the high so far is $5.00 then a price of $4.50 is a retracement of −10%. The first R is always 0, there being no drawdown from a single price. The quadratic mean (or root mean square ) of these values is taken, similar to a standard deviation calculation.

  7. Behavioral economics - Wikipedia

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    Behavioral models typically integrate insights from psychology, neuroscience and microeconomic theory. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Behavioral economics began as a distinct field of study in the 1970s and 1980s, but can be traced back to 18th-century economists, such as Adam Smith , who deliberated how the economic behavior of individuals could be influenced by ...

  8. Panic selling - Wikipedia

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    The panic is typically the "fear that the market for a particular industry, or in general, will decline, causing additional losses." [2] Panic selling causes the market to be flooded with securities, properties or commodities that are being sold at lower prices, which further stumbles prices and induces even more selling.

  9. Loss aversion - Wikipedia

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    One example is which option is more attractive between option A ($1,500 with a probability of 33%, $1,400 with a probability of 66%, and $0 with a probability of 1%) and option B (a guaranteed $920). Prospect theory and loss aversion suggests that most people would choose option B as they prefer the guaranteed $920 since there is a probability ...