What does Choppy mean?
Definitions for Choppy
ˈtʃɒp ichop·py
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Princeton's WordNet
choppy, jerkyadjective
marked by abrupt transitions
"choppy prose"
choppyadjective
rough with small waves
"choppy seas"
Wiktionary
choppyadjective
having many small, rough waves
choppyadjective
Discontinuous, intermittent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Choppyadjective
Full of holes, clefts, or cracks.
Etymology: from chop.
You seem to understand me,
By each at once her choppy finger laying
Upon her skinny lips. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
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choppy
Choppy generally refers to something that is irregular, uneven, or characterized by abrupt changes. It could be used to describe rough seas with lots of small, breaking waves, or an erratic style of conversation or storytelling. In the financial world, it's often used to refer to markets or stocks that fluctively frequently. Basically, it indicates a lack of smoothness or consistency.
Webster Dictionary
Choppyadjective
full of cracks
Choppyadjective
rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea
Etymology: [Cf. Chappy.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Choppy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Choppy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Choppy in a Sentence
The movement has been a bit choppy and a little bit disconnected during these past few days, partly because of the recent holidays and partly because of end-of-month related activity we have had a fairly susbstantial recovery since the end of September, but the market is still in a state of anticipation ahead of the FOMC. We've been in rehearsal mode for a long time and it's created a huge amount of nervousness and volatility, but now it's showtime.
There are still growth headwinds, currency headwinds, so prices will struggle to maintain rallies. This risk-on, risk-off mentality will characterise our summer period and the weeks ahead of us look to be pretty choppy.
DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE similarly outperformed in 2015 in choppy equity market and while it lost money in January, it lost less than the S&P 500 index.
It looked like if I were to take the kitchen scissors and just pull it out and bluntly over and over cut, because you know it was just very choppy like Jim Carrey on Dumb and Dumber but rounder and a little bit shorter. Thats exactly what it looked like.
Certainly the balances have all moved in the same direction, acknowledging that several months of $50 oil is going to cause a supply-side reaction and I wouldn't disagree with that, but it is still a little too early be calling a floor for prices having been reached. I think we're going to have a pretty choppy, pretty volatile first half.
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