Since budget day till date, markets been a tough for traders, especially the ones who have been bullish. This week Nifty reached near 200 DMA, effectively losing 1000 points from the highs. Nifty Mid Cap and Small Cap index lost
Mutual Funds have been by far the biggest buyers in Indian equity markets for last two years now. With total assets under management at Inr 21.37 trillion of which equity assets at Inr 8.43 trillion and Inr 1.67 trillion in
Multiple theories try to explain the moves in the market. These theories come from various branches of academics, like economics, statistics, physics and at times astronomy as well. All these are so deeply interconnected that it becomes difficult to understand
Last few days have been the most challenging times for a trader. The swings in market and stocks have been extreme. As traders, we all look forward to volatility but such moves can seriously hurt our trades. A very high
This quote was mentioned by Roger Lowenstein in “When Genius Failed”. It is attributed to an external money manager who warned the heads of Long-Term Capital Management about their high-leverage investment strategies. LTCM was founded in 1994 by John W.
The long going debate on LTCG finally came to an end on Thursday, with the Finance Minister declaring the introduction of LTCG at 10% on all equity related instruments. There was some relaxation in the form of 1 lakh of
Option buyers, while they look comfortably placed they are not so always. They are running a tight race against time. So, while a few of the parameters are in their favor, which include Vega and Delta; it’s Theta which looms
Near 11k and no signs of stopping. Undoubtedly markets are treating all the bulls very well. But as the famous quote goes “Everything that goes up; must come down”. With budget around the corner, the threat of this quote coming
Last week we discussed about Option buying and what to look into while buying options. This week we shift our focus to option writing. You can write options against your underlying position, MF exposure or write naked options. Let’s discuss
Options have been widely defamed as being “wasting assets”. Another well known statement is that 90% of the time option buyers lose money. Many “option experts” have said that option buying is the sucker’s game and most professionals are option
This week we completed TWO years of CTUG (Common Thoughts Uncommon Gains). Communicating with all the readers of CTUG has been nothing short of “terrific”. The team caught up for a small lunch treat. A large part of the discussion
This week has been slightly different from what the general trend has been for a while. Nifty came off from near 10400 levels to 10100 levels in a matter of 3 days. Nifty had hit 10k in end July but
Different types of analysis are used in the stock market to make predictions. It is remarked many time that such analysis are trying to attach “science” to “madness”. Well to my mind it is all economics. However, different people use
