{"id":4665,"date":"2021-01-07T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/learn\/dynamic-pricing-capabilities-for-success\/maintain-competitive-pricing-volatile-markets\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:06:04","slug":"maintain-competitive-pricing-volatile-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/learn\/dynamic-pricing-capabilities-for-success\/maintain-competitive-pricing-volatile-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Competitive Pricing in Volatile Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/heatqi1z7p.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_heatqi1z7p seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" src=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/swatch-242\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Companies in volatile industries like oil, utilities and financial services buy and sell commodity-based goods multiple times in a single day. 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