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how to calculate the probability of stock price

by Jedediah Altenwerth I Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Similarly you can estimate the probability of a price reaching a threshold whether it be a stock price or option strike price by; ln (expected price/ Price)/ (Volatility*sqrt (time)) ln = naperian logarith ln not log 10 This can be modified with the above formula to estimate the future probability, rather than immediate.

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How to calculate probability of profit when trading options?

  • Probability of the option expiring below the upper slider bar. If you set the upper slider bar to 145, it would equal 1 minus the probability of the option expiring ...
  • Probability of earning a profit at expiration, if you purchase the 145 call option at 3.50. ...
  • Probability of losing money at expiration, if you purchase the 145 call option at 3.50. ...

How to calculate probability of more than some percent value?

What salary do 30% of all nurses make more than?

  • State the random variable.
  • Find the probability that a starting nurse will make more than $80,000.
  • Find the probability that a starting nurse will make less than $60,000.
  • Find the probability that a starting nurse will make between $55,000 and $72,000.
  • If a nurse made less than $50,000, would you think the nurse was under paid? ...

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How to use the probability calculator?

Probability calculator is free and easy to use. You just need to follow below steps. Step #1: Define the probabilities of single or multiple events you want to calculate. Probabilities must have two separate events. Probability of A: P (A) and. Probability of B: P (B) Step #2: Find the Probability of an event.

How to calculate stock options?

Stock options in a growing startup that is scaling and raising funds will keep increasing in price and becoming scarcer. As options become more valuable, they become harder for employees to get. This means that if you haven’t negotiated yours and you ...

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How do you calculate in stock probability?

Stock Out Probability Formula To calculate the stock out probability, simply divide the number of stock outs by the number of demand requests, then multiply by 100.

What is the formula for expected stock price?

The formula is D+E/(1+R)^Y where D is any dividends expected to be paid during the period, E is the expected stock price, Y is the number of years down the line, and R is the real rate of return you estimated. Plug the numbers into the formula to complete your calculation.

How do you predict if a stock will go up or down intraday?

How to Select Intraday Trading StocksTrade in Liquid stocks as they improve the probability of quick trade execution.Filter stocks based on percentage, rupee value movements.Look for stocks that group market trends, indicators closely.Classify stocks as strong, weak as per correlation with market.More items...

How do I calculate the future price of a stock in Excel?

4:339:17Basic Stock Forecasting in Excel Warren Buffet Would Love - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipThe index the stock sp500 index so i'll do equals. 20201.71 times 20 20 click that. And then minusMoreThe index the stock sp500 index so i'll do equals. 20201.71 times 20 20 click that. And then minus 404 512 press enter it's going to come up with a predicted value of 229.42.

The Probability Calculator Software

McMillan’s Probability Calculator is low-priced, easy-to-use software designed to estimate the probabilities that a stock will ever move beyond two set prices—the upside price and the downside price—during a given amount of time.

Simulate the probability of making money in your stock or option position

McMillan’s Probability Calculator is low-priced, easy-to-use software designed to estimate the probabilities that a stock will ever move beyond two set prices—the upside price and the downside price—during a given amount of time.

Probability of Touching Calculator

This calculator provides such useful information that it should be used by all options traders, including very experienced ones, and it is referred to by more than one name. It could be called a "Probability of Touching Calculator" or a "Stock Price Probability Calculator." Ask your broker if they have such a calculator available for you to use.

Other Strategies

When you trade any options strategy with multiple legs (these are known as spreads), there is more than one option that matters. For example, in a typical butterfly spread, you own two different options.

Choosing the Holding Period

Another way to use this calculator is to decide how long to hold onto the position. By plugging a different number of "days" into the calculator, you can learn how the probability of touching changes.

Is it hard to value long established stocks?

On the other hand, long-established stocks, especially those that have a consistent record of dividend payments and increases, aren't too difficult to value -- at least in theory.

Can we predict the price of a stock in the future?

None of us has a crystal ball that allows us to accurately project the price of a stock in the future. However, if we make a few basic assumptions, it is possible to determine the price a stock should be trading for in the future, also known as its intrinsic value.

Jurek

How to calculate probability that a stock touch a specific price within for example 3 months? (Not close at this price but touch it during whole period)

Random.Capital

How to calculate probability that a stock touch a specific price within for example 3 months?

dtrader98

Look under probability to occur an eventual absorption of geometric Brownian motion and expected first hitting time. Nice free site includes excel calculator to extract these numbers under monte carlo simulation of paths.

Trader666

These are excellent and the stock price probability calculator does exactly what you asked.

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Drawing Probability Distribution

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Almost regardless of your view about the predictability or efficiency of markets, you'll probably agree that for most assets, guaranteed returns are uncertain or risky. If we ignore the math that underlies probability distributions, we can see they are pictures that describe a particular view of uncertainty. The probability distribution …
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Discrete vs. Continuous Distributions

  • Discrete refers to a random variable drawn from a finite set of possible outcomes. A six-sided die, for example, has six discrete outcomes. A continuous distribution refers to a random variable drawn from an infinite set. Examples of continuous random variables include speed, distance, and some asset returns. A discrete random variable is illustrated typically with dots or dashes, while …
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Probability Density vs. Cumulative Distribution

  • The other distinction is between the probability density function (PDF) and the cumulative distribution function. The PDF is the probability that our random variable reaches a specific value (or in the case of a continuous variable, of falling between an interval). We show that by indicating the probability that a random variable X will equal an actual value x: P[x=X]\begin{aligned} &P[x …
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Binomial Distribution

  • The binomial distributionreflects a series of "either/or" trials, such as a series of coin tosses. These are called Bernoulli trials—which refer to events that have only two outcomes—but you don't need even (50/50) odds. The binomial distribution below plots a series of 10 coin tosses wherein the probability of heads is 50% (p-0.5). You can see in the figure below that the chance of flippin…
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Lognormal Distribution

  • The lognormal distribution is very important in finance because many of the most popular models assume that stock prices are distributed lognormally. It is easy to confuse asset returns with price levels. Asset returns are often treated as normal—a stock can go up 10% or down 10%. Price levels are often treated as lognormal—a $10 stock can go up to $30 but it can't go down to -$10. …
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Poisson

  • The Poisson distribution is used to describe the odds of a certain event (e.g., a daily portfolio loss below 5%) occurring over a time interval. So, in the example below, we assume that some operational process has an error rate of 3%. We further assume 100 random trials; the Poisson distribution describes the likelihood of getting a certain number of errors over some period of ti…
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Student's T

  • The student's T distribution is also very popular because it has a slightly "fatter tail" than the normal distribution. The student's T is used typically when our sample size is small (i.e. less than 30). In finance, the left tail represents the losses. Therefore, if the sample size is small, we dare underestimate the odds of a big loss. The fatter tail on the student's T will help us out here. Eve…
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Beta Distribution

  • Finally, the beta distribution (not to be confused with the beta parameter in the capital asset pricing model) is popular with models that estimate the recovery rateson bond portfolios. The beta distribution is the utility player of distributions. Like the normal, it needs only two parameters (alpha and beta), but they can be combined for remarkable flexibility. Four possible beta distribu…
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The Bottom Line

  • Like so many shoes in our statistical shoe closet, we try to choose the best fit for the occasion, but we don't really know what the weather holds for us. We may choose a normal distribution then find out it underestimated left-tail losses; so we switch to a skewed distribution, only to find the data looks more "normal" in the next period. The elegant math underneath may seduce you into t…
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