The Markets Are Volatile

Every time in Canada I hear the word volatile, I think it's usually about the stock market, or something to do with memory.

If you're in the I.T sphere, and you know a little-bit about computers to get an electric shock, you'll know about volatile memory. Volatile memory means something that is at risk. Maybe it has some relation to do with the word vulnerable in my opinion. In this case, when you turn off your computer, your RAM, which holds memory temporarily when your computer is still on, will be depleted because there is no voltage powering the memory cells on the RAM sticks. 

Nice tasty chips. I bet Lays can't make these.

Now with things like flash cards, and hard drives, these are non-volatile memory devices. The technology behind this is a floating gate MOSFET. They rely on gates like floating and control gates to keep their charge on the cell even when the power is off. Let's just say RAM is volatile, and hard drives, flash memory, is something that is non-volatile. 

Now back to market talk. Usually when there is a shake up in the market or something happened to a particular stock, the market or stock becomes volatile. 

Let's look at an article headline from CNBC about Gamespot

GameStop shares are flat in volatile premarket trading after falling 72% in 2 days.

If you haven't heard what happened to GameSpot, I suggest you look at this article below, and see for yourself  what happens when people buy an artificially inflated stock.

The stock market is a risky business, but also a rewarding one too. Just don't put all of those fine eggs in one basket, they just might crack.

Article About Gamespot 

GameStop shares are flat in volatile premarket trading after falling 72% in 2 days (cnbc.com)