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Hydrocarbon Dynamics (ASX:HCD) Volatility : 57.26% (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Hydrocarbon Dynamics Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-15), Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility is 57.26%.


Competitive Comparison of Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hydrocarbon Dynamics's Volatility falls into.



Hydrocarbon Dynamics  (ASX:HCD) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Hydrocarbon Dynamics  (ASX:HCD) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Hydrocarbon Dynamics (ASX:HCD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
412 Collins Street, Level 6, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Hydrocarbon Dynamics Ltd is a provider of Oil and Gas production chemicals. It is engaged in the sales and marketing of its proprietary products as well as the evaluation of oil projects in North America and internationally. It has two operating segment Exploration division, Chemical division. The exploration division comprises the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas projects in the United states, and the Chemical division comprises clean oil technology and business (HCD) around the world.

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