"Concerns about the casino-gaming industry and weak consumer spending have triggered volatility in the shares of Bally Technologies, a leading provider of gaming systems, but we view the 53% retreat from the all-time high in December 2007 as a buying opportunity," says quantitative analyst Richard Moroney, editor of Upside and Dow Theory Forecasts.
She added that an uncertain outcome to the Spanish elections on Sunday could trigger further volatility in financial markets.
When you have the discipline, confidence and hair-trigger emotional volatility Mr. Esparza has at his fingertips, too far is exactly where you should go.
Investor concern that the worst U.S. housing slump in a quarter century would plunge the world economy into recession triggered the highest volatility in the seven most-traded currencies in almost eight years, according to JPMorgan Chase, increasing ICAP's brokerage fees.
The past few years have been a golden era for the world's bourses: their own share prices lifted on a wave of mergers; trading volumes, already rising smartly, sent into orbit as investors sought to profit from the volatility triggered by the credit crunch.But Ms Furse's joy is not unconfined.
With economic growth models still wedded to fossil fuels Europe remains hostage to rising energy prices and volatility triggered by events such as the Egypt crisis.
While the market customarily shrugs off missile launches, nuclear tests and military attacks, there is concern that ongoing uncertainty will trigger longer-term volatilities.
The bank's chief financial officer, Marianne Lake, said the vote to leave "triggered a spike in volatility" leading to "volumes [that] were materially higher in the immediate aftermath".
The annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, of which the Fed is a member, warned last week that a "sudden spike in yields and volatilities could trigger a disorderly adjustment, and potentially create outsized risk".
In its annual report issued on April 25th America's new Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a watchdog that includes the Fed, warned that a "sudden spike in yields and volatilities could trigger a disorderly adjustment, and potentially create outsized risks".
