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choppy

[chop-ee] / ˈtʃɒp i /
ADJECTIVE
wavy
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What funds like his appreciate, Feng says, is momentum persistence, whereas market environments where prices are choppy or oscillate in a narrow range are not helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wildlife experts responding to the tour’s report set out on boats to try to remove the net, but were stymied by choppy waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Markets always have choppy days, and you have to take a long-term view. We had great execution in a volatile market and now the company has its long-term capital structure in place.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Stocks were choppy for months—but again recovered as dot.com mania swept through Wall Street and superseded concerns about the rise in borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Taran stared grimly at the choppy waters for a moment, then turned away.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

When they have been effective, they have managed to ride the choppier waves while also smoothing relations with the media - providing context for inquisitive journalists and helping tamp down any simmering issues.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

October has been choppier, and there have even been tentative signs recently of some stabilization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Bottom line, I like treating this weakness as an opportunity rather than a warning, with my expectation being for a push back to new highs before a choppier period materializes into September,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The market action around the AI trade—plays on the global AI investment boom—got even choppier this past week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

The wind has picked up a bit, so the waves are choppier and it’s a little colder.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Beware of the Halloween dip, says Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner, whose chart shows we’re in one of the choppiest months for stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025

It's been one of choppiest offseasons in recent memory, so maybe that light at the end of winter's tunnel isn't burning so bright this year.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 2, 2020

Ken Livingstone sailed straight for the choppiest waters.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2016

Last September, the VIX hovered around levels nearly double its average, after a downgrade to the credit rating of the U.S. touched off some of the choppiest markets in years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2012

The choppiest schedule belongs to the 49ers: three 1 p.m. starts, one at 4:05, seven at 4:15, three at 8:20, two at 8:30, with appearances on all five N.F.L. networks.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2012


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