Albert RobertsonBearishTwo assets can look similarly risky on paper, but be nothing of the sort in reality. Standard deviation counts the wobble, but pays no mind to the size of the thing doing the ‘wobbling’. That’s where a coefficient of variation (CV) is useful. It puts the risk and reward in one fraction, and might help your trading or investing.
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Diego FernándezBearishSome industries are profitable by their nature whereas others tend to struggle despite good management. The reason behind this phenomenon lies in the structural nature of industries and not in their management. This model is used to identify the structure of an industry. It breaks down an industry into five competitive forces and measures the intensity of these factors.

Albert RobertsonBearishWhere standard deviation shows how dispersed things are, skewness answers the question of where unexpected values originate, and this is generally the more relevant concern for anyone holding a position.