Introducing Short Strangles: A 24% Per Annum Strategy!
Sometimes, the easiest ways to earn money are the ones that evade us – as our instincts are often designed to work with something we do naturally and close our… Read more »
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Gold Prices: Keep an Eye!
The first week of June 2019 has rewarded gold buyers handsomely as gold prices traded at a fresh 2019 high on June 7 before withdrawing to end around 1344 USD…. Read more »
Bond Yields Below 00(7%)! Time to Pick Debt Funds!
We have been, in all our previous blogs on this topic, recommending a contrarian approach to Long Term Bonds- especially since mid last year when 10 Yr Gsec Bond yields… Read more »
Modi 2.0: Why Markets Fell 23rd May!
May 23 turned out to be a shock to those who were expecting market circuits to be challenged! What started as a glorious rally, and with increased evidence that… Read more »
Contrarian Investing for the Bravehearted : Chapter 2
In an earlier blog, we had written (https://www.plindia.com/blog/contrarian-investing-for-the-bravehearted/) about how one could take a contrarian stance on stocks, currencies and bonds and how it could pay off well. Since then,… Read more »
US China Trade Wars: What Happens Next!
The first 10 days of May 2019 have been rocky for international markets – with concerns around the US withdrawal of waivers for crude imports from Iran spiking volatility and… Read more »
Understanding Derivatives Rollover Data
Rollover percentage indicates whether traders are willing to carry forward their existing positions (long or short) to the next series or not. Generally, the rollover figures alone will not indicate… Read more »
Update on Emerging Markets: So Far So Good!
Update on Emerging Markets- In our previous blog, https://www.plindia.com/blog/is-a-money-tsunami-on-its-way-to-india/, we had mentioned the possibility of India starting to receive receiving excellent flows – and that transpired with March 2019 seeing… Read more »
Fishing in Troubled Waters: What is a Selling Climax?
A period of extraordinary volume which comes at the end of a rapid and comprehensive decline which exhausts the margin reserves of many speculators or patience of investors. Total volume… Read more »
VIX Above 20! Time to Panic?
In a previous piece (https://www.plindia.com/blog/india-vix-vs-nifty-a-see-saw/) , we had forecast that the mid term VIX movements may allow Nifty to bottom out but that it may reach 20 levels around election… Read more »