herding behavior and market risk. Moreover, speculators' orders depend on price trends, market misalignments and fundamental … news. Using a mix of analytical and numerical tools, we show that a herding-induced market entry wave may amplify excess … demand, triggering lasting volatility outbursts. Eventually, however, higher stock market risk reduces stock market …

In assessing drivers of commodity prices and volatility at this stage of the current super-cycle in commodities (year …