What Does Stock Market Volatility Mean for Investors?

U.S. markets this week have painted the perfect picture of volatility. But exactly what does stock market volatility mean for investors? Put simply, volatility is the amount of uncertainty about the size of changes in the stock market. Let's take a look at the $2.1 trillion sell-off this week as a case study to illustrate how stock market volatility actually works... Tags: DJIA , Dow Jones , Dow Jones Industrial Average , dow jones today , Dow Jones volatility , market correction , market selloff , stock market correction. , stock market crash , Stock market selloff , stock market volatility , stock market volatility 2015 , stock market volatility definition , stocks volatility , volatility , what does market volatility mean , what does market volatility mean for investors , what does stock market volatility mean , what does stock market volatility mean for investors To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post What Does Stock Market Volatility Mean for Investors? appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .