[mistrial9]

business schools have a name for this ... high beta or something like that .. it literally is the sector of business that does well with massive unemployment and similar.. shopping clubs with lower prices for members are one example.

[giantg2]

Beta is just variablity compared to market variability. High beta means the stock move more than the market as a whole. Low beta means it moves less than the market as whole. Investipedia probably has a better definition.