# Skewness

*Risk & Portfolio — Finicade finance glossary*

Whether a distribution leans one way — a long tail of big losses (negative skew) or big gains (positive skew). Most asset returns are negatively skewed: many small ups, the occasional brutal down.

**Related terms:** [Kurtosis](https://finicade.com/glossary/kurtosis), [Normal Distribution](https://finicade.com/glossary/normal-distribution), [Fat Tails](https://finicade.com/glossary/fat-tails)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/skewness