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Volatility Analysis for Ecolab Inc.

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Daily Volatility = Price Range as a percent of the daily average price. of Ecolab Inc.

This chart shows Volatility for Ecolab Inc., defined to be the price range as a portion of the average price:

For instance, on 3/11/2010 the average price was 42.41 with a range of 0.59, indicating a Daily Volatility of 1.3%. Daily Volatility (the daily range as a portion of the daily average price) is plotted in green. Blue is Weekly Volatility, which is the weekly range as a portion of the weekly average price. It is important to avoid confusing this with the weekly average of the daily volatility, which is a completely different concept.

For reference, the price is plotted in red. Volatility, as measured through various intervals, ( Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly) is plotted according to color.

According to academic theory, Volatility is exactly equal to Risk. But investors often make a distinction between these two concepts. The different character of Volatility as seen in different time frames, lends some support to the investor's view. Average Daily Volatility over the history of ECL has been 2% in contrast to the Average Quarterly Volatility of 18%.



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ECL:  Volatility Curve

If you have ever seen a "yield curve" you should be able to understand the concept behind this "yield curve". These Volatility Curves each apply to a discrete time interval. From left to right, each position plots the Volatility associated with increasing intervals of time. However, as seen in this plot of the ECL Volatility Curve, the increase is not constant.



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ECL:  Daily Volatility Histogram

A frequency distribution of the green points on the first chart (the daily volatility) yields this histogram.



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Quarterly Volatility Histogram of Ecolab Inc.

In a similar vein, the Frequency Distribution of the Quarterly Volatility is plotted here. This is the distribution of the values plotted in purple on the top chart from this page.

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