Question: Look at the picture comparing the returns for Tesla (TSLA) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). It's obvious that the return volatility (i.e. standard deviation) of Tesla

  1. Look at the picture comparing the returns for Tesla (TSLA) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). It's obvious that the return volatility (i.e. standard deviation) of Tesla stock is at least 3-4 times greater than that of S&P 500. Yet, if you look up Tesla's beta (on the summary page of Yahoo Finance) is much less than one (1.0) suggesting that TSLA is LESS volatile than the market.
  2. How do you explain this discrepancy between what standard deviation tells you (that TSLA is extremely risky) and what beta tells you (that the stock is LESS risky than the market (SP500)?
  3. Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

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