Worsening Polarity
Secular behavior isn’t driving the sustained momentum in our markets. Just about 100 stocks are keeping this market up. The bulk of […]
Defensives Rule
The week saw a sustained rally in defensives. While pharma held steady, tech stocks showed tremendous strength. Towards the weekend, financials joined […]
Double Trouble
The drama of the American Presidential polls promises to keep stock markets volatile for the next few months. Like politics, markets are […]
Make Your Response Count
The speed at which stocks rerate excites us on the way up. But, they can also rattle us on the way down. […]
Risk Taking Rises
Recency bias in markets is evident. Funds are desperately trying to ensure their participation in the performing sectors and stocks. This means […]
Be Categorically Smart and Safe
The lure of small caps is the equivalent of a pandemic in the investment world. They transmit virally in a bull market […]
Volatility Rises
The NASDAQ 100 Index rose continuously for several days before snapping on Thursday. However, the sharp rise in the Nasdaq 100 VIX, […]
Chasing Momentum
The past few weeks saw a clear trend in sectoral and thematic indices. The specific thematic or sectoral index rose for up […]
This Spike Can Hurt
India’s marquee financials are raising capital. This new capital is fortifying weakening balance sheets. We don’t know the exact extent of damage […]
Learn with Buffett
Two distinctly different investment trends are very visible now. Legendary investors like Warren Buffett are moving away from what were their core beliefs. […]
Seek Safety
When interest rates are low, the dollar is weak, bond prices are high, stocks are rising and gold is soaring. Investing tends […]
Liquidity Rules – August 2020
The rise in share valuations of one sector is not uncommon. We have seen sectoral trends dominate our markets for the past […]