Stock Investment is very risky in nature. You can do infinite no of analysis before Stock Investment. A set of investors vouch for fundamental analysis and others bet for technical analysis. I discussed it in my post, Fundamental vs Technical Analysis of a stock. The analysis is not right or wrong. It is important, how it is being done and what is the conclusion of an investor. A right analysis with the wrong conclusion is as good as wrong analysis. This post is not related to individual stock analysis as it is different ball game altogether. This post is a continuation of the previous post, 5 ... Read More
Successful Investors – Five Hidden Secrets to Make Money
Successful Investors are the ones who never lose money in the stock market. They time the market well. On the other hand, experts suggestion to retail investors is that never try to time the market. These two are contradictory stands. Are experts trying to say that retail investors can never be successful investors? In my opinion, it is not the case. One of the reasons why retail investors lose money is wrong timing. I have already discussed this point in detail in my previous posts. To join the league of successful investors, Retail Investor has to observe what successful investors do it ... Read More
Why Danger of PANIC SELLING is looming on Stock Markets
Stock Markets are going through a very bad patch. It's a mix of both domestic and international factors that are responsible for the recent meltdown in stock markets. In the beginning, of this month, i shared a post, Investment in 2016. I highlighted the factors that will influence the returns in 2016. I was hoping against hope that markets will stabilize. It seems that currently everything is going against the stock markets. The recent developments are not encouraging. In my opinion, the danger of panic selling is looming large on Indian stock markets. I am not an investment adviser but my ... Read More
Equity Investor – 5 Biggest Mistakes I should Have Avoided
Being an Equity Investor is the riskiest job in this world. This thought came to my mind while going through a post on riskiest jobs in the world :). Jokes apart, i was forced to think some of the biggest mistakes i made in past as an equity investor. I can pat my back for double-digit returns, but if i would have avoided mistakes as an Equity Investor, then i could have aimed for doubling the returns. Life is full of ifs and buts. No one intentionally takes wrong decisions in life. At the time of decision making, the decision appears right and profitable only. Every mistake is a learning ... Read More
Equity Investments – Why i Quit?
Equity Investments are subject to market risk. You must have read this disclaimer thousand times cautioning investors about Equity Investments. We can handle RISK but when we anticipate DANGER, it is better to QUIT. Today was very beautiful day till 1 PM, but suddenly markets crashed by 300 Points. The CRASH came immediately after European Markets opened for trading. It was swift and sudden. The index/Nifty has broken its crucial support level of 7750. It was quite SHOCKING and ABNORMAL behavior from Market. Few days back, i cautioned my readers about the imminent threat but was praying that ... Read More
How to find out FII Buying in Stocks?
The biggest mystery of Stock Markets is to find out FII Buying in Stocks. It will not be an extrapolation to state that FII Buying can make or break the fortune of a Stock. The best example from recent past is Vakrangee. The fortune of the stock changed twice within 3 months backed by heavy FII Buying and then FII Selling. There was heavy FII buying which took stock from 52 week low in June'15 to 52 week high in Aug'15. After failure to get the payment bank license, the stock collapsed to near 52 week low same month i.e. in Aug'15. In general, the market favor stocks in which FII buying is ... Read More