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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 »

FMPs, Not As Safe As They Seem

Half a year ago, the IL&FS fiasco rocked the debt markets. Debt schemes invested in the assets lost as much as 5% of their NAV in a day. In an… Read more »

The yield curve is a simple curvy line that plots out bond yields across bond maturities (in terms of time). Typically, the curve slopes upward, with investors demanding higher yields to hold a longer term bond, given the risk of inflation,  liquidity and many other uncertainties.

Risks of an Inverted Yield Curve: All about it!

“Every U.S. recession in the past 60 years was preceded by a negative term spread, that is, an inverted yield curve. Furthermore, a negative term spread was always followed by… Read more »

How to Invest In an Unpredictable Market?

Market volatility is an inevitable part of investing. CY2018 was undoubtedly a tumultuous phase for the markets. Last year, the bellwether Nifty 50 index bobbled between the 10,000 and 11,000… Read more »

View on Indian Equities: Ajay Bodke

A long pause announced by the US Fed signals a momentous shift when compared to market expectations of around 3 to 4 rate increases of 0.25% each by the Fed… Read more »

Bank Nifty Pole Vault! An Interesting Time Ahead

The Bank Nifty has had a spectacular run in 2019 so far. Propelled by a wide variety of factors ranging from expectations on profitability next year (55% plus of Nifty… Read more »

Profit in Short Term Trading : Look Far!

Profit in Short Term Trading : Look Far!

Short Term or intraday trading continues to be big lure traders and people. All kinds of setups are investigated, strategies drawn and yet at the end, there is sometimes a… Read more »

Stochastic Oscillators Defined

Stochastic Oscillators Defined

The CNX Smallcap Index has been struggling for more than a year now and wealth has been destroyed substantially as the index is still almost 24% negative over a year’s… Read more »

Midcaps – Conquering Nifty in 2019?

In all our previous posts on Midcaps, we had preferred Largecaps over Midcaps. Historical behaviour , based on the price ratio of Midcaps to Nifty currently, suggests however that we… Read more »

Is a Money Tsunami on its way to India!

In a media interview earlier this year (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/outlook-for-2019-is-much-better-than-that-of-2018-amisha-vora-prabhudas-lilladher/articleshow/67335879.cms) , we had pointed out to a potential  out-performance of emerging markets over the year. Has it begun to happen? Recent Fund… Read more »