MU by month: annualized realized volatility, average session range, biggest single-day move
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-07-13, from MU: The Biggest Tape of June 2026.
| period_start | realized_vol_ann_pct | pct_of_peak_vol | avg_day_range_pct | biggest_day_move_pct | return_days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 64.8 | 50.8 | 5.4 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026-02-01 | 67.8 | 53.1 | 6.3 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026-03-01 | 78.2 | 61.3 | 6 | 9.9 | 22 |
| 2026-04-01 | 59.2 | 46.4 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 21 |
| 2026-05-01 | 101.4 | 79.4 | 7.2 | 19.3 | 20 |
| 2026-06-01 | 127.6 | 100 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 21 |
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- 6 × 6
- Period covered
- to
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
period_start |
date | 2026-01-01 to 2026-06-01 | |
realized_vol_ann_pct |
number | 59.2 to 127.6 | percent |
pct_of_peak_vol |
number | 46.4 to 100 | percent |
avg_day_range_pct |
number | 5.4 to 7.6 | percent |
biggest_day_move_pct |
number | 9.1 to 19.3 | percent |
return_days |
number | 19 to 22 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
toString(toStartOfMonth(et_date)) AS period_start,
round(stddevSamp(log_ret) * sqrt(252) * 100, 1) AS realized_vol_ann_pct,
round(100 * stddevSamp(log_ret) / max(stddevSamp(log_ret)) OVER (), 1) AS pct_of_peak_vol,
round(avg(day_range_pct), 1) AS avg_day_range_pct,
round(max(abs(day_move_pct)), 1) AS biggest_day_move_pct,
count() AS return_days
FROM (
SELECT et_date, day_range_pct,
if(prev_close > 0, ln(close_usd / prev_close), NULL) AS log_ret,
if(prev_close > 0, (close_usd / prev_close - 1) * 100, NULL) AS day_move_pct
FROM (
SELECT et_date, close_usd, day_range_pct,
lagInFrame(close_usd) OVER (ORDER BY et_date ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prev_close
FROM (
SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS et_date,
argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), window_start, (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) AS close_usd,
(maxIf(toFloat64(high), (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) / minIf(toFloat64(low), (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) - 1) * 100 AS day_range_pct
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'MU'
AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-07-01 00:00:00')
GROUP BY et_date
)
)
)
WHERE isFinite(log_ret) AND log_ret IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY period_start
ORDER BY period_start
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