Snap Inc.(SNAP)NASDAQ
Risk Analysis & Market Sentiment
Risk Analysis & Market Sentiment
Comprehensive risk, liquidity, and regime view for SNAP
Snapshot of your risk profile
- Volatility Context: With 57.28% annualized volatility, expect typical daily moves of approximately 3.6% percentage.
- Downside Risk: The 95% VaR indicates that on 1 out of every 20 days, losses could exceed -4.70%. Ensure your stop-losses are wide enough to survive normal noise but tight enough to catch this break.
- Liquidity: Low liquidity suggests you can likely enter and exit easily at current volume.
Position Risk Calculator
Estimate potential losses for a specific position size and holding period using VaR, CVaR, and historical drawdowns.
Risk Analysis
Value at Risk, risk-adjusted returns, and volatility measures
Return Distribution (Loss vs Gain)
Most daily moves cluster near 0%, with rarer large moves in the tails. Use this to gauge how often typical days versus shock days occur for SNAP.
Volatility Structure (Trend vs Mean)
Recent 30-day volatility is 58.2%, which is near its typical range compared with its long-term mean of 57.4%.
Tail & Distribution Risk (Shock Probability)
Over the sample, fat-tail days show a bias toward loss days, with approximately 125 extreme loss buckets and 107 extreme gain buckets populated.
Drawdown Analytics (Depth of Loss)
The worst historical drawdown reached -72.4%. The current drawdown sits around -70.0%, helping you calibrate pain vs opportunity.
Value at Risk (VaR)Conf: 92.00%
Performance RatiosConf: 85.00%
Volatility & DrawdownConf: 92.00%
Market & Distribution
Liquidity ProfileConf: 75.11%
Bankruptcy RiskConf: 90.00%
Component Ratios
Market Regime
Analyst & Forecast Scenarios
Price targets from analyst estimates and forecast models - shown for educational reference only.
- Optimistic: Based on analyst high target prices and maximum forecast values from monthly projections
- Base: Uses analyst consensus (mean) target or 1-year forecast from predictive models
- Pessimistic: Derived from analyst low targets and minimum forecast values
- These are third-party estimates and model outputs, not guarantees. Actual prices may differ significantly.
Risk Regime Matrix – Regime × Volatility × Liquidity
Qualitative summary of the current environment with actionable trading guidance based on regime, volatility and liquidity metrics.
Mixed or transitional regime - combine technical and fundamental analysis.
Recommended Risk Parameters
Action Items:
✓ Use standard risk management (2x ATR stops)
✓ Reduce size if uncertain (80-90% of normal)
✓ Monitor key support/resistance for direction
✓ Diversify across multiple setups
💧 Low liquidity: Use limit orders and scale entries/exits
📊 Beta Comparison
Stock Beta
0.80
Market (S&P 500)
1.00
What This Means
Below-Benchmark Volatility - Slightly less volatile than Market (S&P 500)
When Market (S&P 500) moves up 10%, this stock typically moves 8.0% in the same direction. Lower correlation to Market (S&P 500) means potential diversification benefits.
📈 Volatility in Historical Context
Current
57.3%
Percentile
62th
Avg
57.4%
What This Means
Current volatility of 57.3% is at the 62th percentile of its historical range. This is above the historical average of 57.4%, indicating larger than normal price swings.
Trading Implications:
Above average volatility - Widen stops by 1.5x-2x and reduce position size by 20-30%. Increased whipsaw risk.