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Value at Risk for a crypto portfolio
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a crypto portfolio live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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parametric VaR & expected shortfall
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Value at Risk estimates the loss a portfolio will not exceed over a horizon at a confidence level. Parametric VaR assumes normally distributed returns and scales volatility by √time. Expected shortfall (CVaR) is the average loss in the tail beyond VaR. Educational tool, not investment advice.
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VaR (95%)$20,446
Expected shortfall$25,708
Horizon vol1.26%
Governing equation
Reading this result: At 95% confidence the loss should not exceed 2.0% of the portfolio over 1 day; the average loss in the worse tail beyond that (expected shortfall) is steeper still.
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- Is this good for k-12 students?
- Yes — this version of "Value at Risk for a crypto portfolio" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.