Kumaran, Sunitha - In: Journal of finance and investment analysis 2 (2013) 2, pp. 89-106
tool is needed. Developed by Peter Martin in 1987, the Ulcer Index measures the human stress of holding a stock. Ulcer … Index is a volatility measure that only captures continuous downside movements in share price, and ignores upside volatility …. The more continuous and prolonged the drawdown, the higher the index and the more likely investing in it will cause ulcers …
