Stock Volatility (60-Day): formula and how to read it

How much the price has swung lately. Standard deviation of the last 60 daily log returns multiplied by the square root of 252.

Stock Meadow groups it under Price trend, and shows it in tables as Volatility 60d.

Volatility = standard deviation of the last 60 daily log returns × √252

A stock whose daily moves have a standard deviation of 1% has annualized volatility of about 1% × √252 ≈ 15.9%. The numbers are made up for illustration.

Lower means a calmer price. Annualized volatility lets you compare stocks on the same yearly scale.

When Stock Meadow ranks stocks, a lower figure scores better.

• It looks back only 60 trading days, so a calm patch can precede a storm.
• Volatility captures upward swings as well as downward ones.
• Needs 61 trading days of prices, so it is blank for recent listings.

Treat any single metric as one clue, and read the company's financial statements before drawing a conclusion. Stock Meadow's figures are research tools based on reported data, not investment advice.

Fixed-recipe models that score it: Low volatility.

In Weighted ranking, Z-score composite and Balanced (no weak link), you choose the metrics and weights yourself, so you can include it in a custom score.

Read about every scoring model on the scoring models page.

• Beta: how much the stock moves with the market; 1 moves in step.
• Relative Strength Index (RSI): recent buying momentum; 50–70 is healthy.
• Interest Coverage Ratio: how easily profits cover interest payments.

What is annualized volatility?

It scales the day-to-day standard deviation to a yearly figure by multiplying by the square root of 252, the usual number of trading days in a year.

Is a higher or lower Volatility 60d better?

When Stock Meadow ranks stocks, a lower figure scores better. That is a ranking convention, so read Volatility 60d alongside other measures and compare similar companies.