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Beta tail

Investing
Definition
How a stock's beta changes in extreme market conditions. Many "low-beta" stocks (utilities, staples) actually have ~1.0 beta in major crashes — diversification benefits evaporate when needed most.

Stress-test beta in down markets only ("downside beta") to get a more realistic risk picture for the worst-case days when correlations spike.
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