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What Does Year to Date (YTD) Mean?

By Jeremy Bowman – Updated Dec 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM EST
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Key Points

  • YTD measures stock performance from the start of the current year.
  • YTD is used for clear, consistent start points in ongoing market activity.
  • Using YTD alone can skew stock performance insights; broader context needed.
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Stock Market Volatility

Stock market volatility is a measure of how much the stock market's overall value fluctuates up and down.
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About the Author

Jeremy Bowman
Jeremy Bowman has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst, covering technology, consumer goods, and macroeconomic trends since 2011. Before The Motley Fool, Jeremy was a newspaper reporter, restaurant manager, and English teacher abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a master’s degree in business administration from American University. One of his Motley Fool headlines was briefly featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
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