Countercyclical Stocks

Countercyclical stocks

Stocks whose price tends to rise when the economy is in recession or the market is bearish, and vice versa.

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Countercyclical Stocks

Stocks that tend to do well when most of the market is performing poorly. A key to finding countercyclical stocks, in addition to regular due diligence, like surveying past performance, is finding companies that might profit when people either do not have money or think that they do not. For example, budget retailers and fast food restaurants tend to be stable and even experience some earnings growth. As such, they can be countercyclical stocks.