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Trading Volume Volatility

Volatility FactorLiquidity Factor

factor.formula

Average daily trading volume volatility over the past K months:

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    Represents the standard deviation function, which is used to calculate the standard deviation of the daily average transaction amount series within a given time window.

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    Represents the daily transaction volume sequence in the time window from t-K to t

factor.explanation

This factor measures the volatility of trading volume by calculating the standard deviation of the average daily trading volume over the past K months. A higher volatility indicates that the trading activity of the stock is unstable, there may be a higher liquidity risk, and investors may face greater impact costs when trading the stock. A lower volatility indicates that the trading volume is relatively stable and the liquidity risk is low.

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