In other words, the risk of the 60/40 is not the same in the early
part of the business cycle as it is in the latter portion of the business cycle.
As a day trader, one needs to ideally remain aware of
what part of the business cycle one is in, as this has important implications for how to trade bond duration.
We understand that emotional discomfort is a part of any obstacle and accept that life's curveballs are a
natural part of the business cycle; therefore, we don't add any additional suffering, bitterness or revenge to the mix.
The low beta, or relative risk and performance to the market, will show that these stocks tend to either perform better - or at least not as poorly - as cyclical stocks in bad times and will usually not be most investors» focal points during the
boom part of the business cycle when investors are busy chasing technology stocks and high - growth companies.
It's very common in such industries as clothing, where long receivables are
part of the business cycle.