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Expiry day swings in OTM options: Hunter algos may be triggering stop-losses, say players
The recent emergence of hunter algos has made life difficult for a lot of amateur option sellers who were so far accustomed to making small profits consistently on expiry days by writing OTM options
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Short Call: Eicher’s Haathi shows its might, bear call on Tata Motors, LIC contrarian, M&M market pie
Since the earnings visibility for the underperforming names are still hazy, one should switch to the bigger names, but can't expect any quick gains
BUSINESS
Short Call: End of Samvat 2079, MCX, Campus Activewear, MTAR Technologies in focus
On the whole, valuations have gotten to a point from where it is hard to generate the kind of returns seen over the last 12 month.
BUSINESS
Short Call: Consumer durable boost, retail lending zooms, trending stock, Tata Power in focus
Wealthy individuals may be bullish, but institutional money managers are likely to turn cautious hereon with elections around the corner. The problem for domestic fund managers is what to do with the SIP money that continues to gush in.
BUSINESS
MC Explains | South Korea bans short-selling ahead of polls. Why India can't do the same?
South Korea brought back a blanket ban on short-selling, ostensibly to stop institutional investors from hammering stock prices by borrowing shares and selling them, Can Indian authorities do the same?
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Short Call: D-St bulls bank on global rally; pay day for FMCG investors; fate fallacy in banking duo; defence stocks boom
The S&P 500 rose for the seventh day in a row and the Nasdaq climbed for the eighth successive session. It’s their longest respective winning streaks since November 2021 and the Dow’s longest since July
BUSINESS
Short Call: Tata Motors in fast lane, Tesla's valuation woes, JK Tyre, IGL, Britannia in focus
Tata Motors stock price has been rangebound over the last three months. But then it has been a case of slow-and-steady for Tata Motors over the last couple of years.
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Short Call: US Fed's pause, OMC cheer, divergent trends in pharma, WeWork debacle
A section of the market expects US government bond yields to soften in the days ahead as interest rates may have peaked.
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Short Call: Of D-Street dilemma, flight of foreign funds, and bond headwinds; Mamaearth IPO in focus
Sustained selling from foreign funds is causing some uneasiness among the big boys of Dalal Street. Especially as it is coinciding with a profit-booking spree by HNIs
BUSINESS
Short Call: Specialty chemicals story, Buffett’s oil bet, warning signs from US
Will smart money use the bouncebacks to cut back on their positions?
BUSINESS
Short Call: Spiking US bond yields, China's realty trouble, Kajaria Ceramics, Maruti in focus
“There is still plenty of good quality stocks in largecaps that have been underperforming for a while and are available at reasonable valuations,” a value investor told Short.
BUSINESS
Exclusive: Sebi to review exchanges’ pass-backs to brokers; move may dent business models of discount brokers
Options trading in India has seen an explosive growth over the last three years, with the annual turnover of options premia climbing from a little over Rs 13.12 lakh crore in FY19-20 to Rs 118.88 lakh crore in FY22-23.
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Short Call: Bulls and bears keep guessing over markets when bonds bite again; HUL, SBI Cards in focus
The popular view is that even if there are earnings surprises, smart money may use the opportunity to temporarily shift to largecaps which appear cheaper when compared to smallcap and midcap firms
BUSINESS
Why super investor Anil Goel is bullish on sugar, textiles, bearish on steel
To understand steel business, one has to first understand China, says Goel. In China, steel price is $540 and India is able to import it on paying 8 percent duty. Indian manufacturers are selling at around $630-640 and China at around $540
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Short Call: Bulls at bay, but no kill for bears too; eyes on Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, Laurus Labs, BSE; and likely leash on loans
Banking remains the hot favourite among fund managers and that seems to be part of the problem. If most people have already become believers of the story, finding new faithfuls or converts becomes a tough task
BUSINESS
The Anil Goel Interview: Value in cyclicals, multi-bagger laboratory and other secrets of successful investing
The 71-year-old Goel spoke exclusively to Moneycontrol about his journey, investment philosophy, hits and misses.
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Chennai Commodity Super-king: How Anil Kumar Goel hit pay dirt
Meet the steel trader-turned-super investor who first invested in stocks at age 41
BUSINESS
Short Call: What's driving small stocks? Polycab, Voltas, ITC, HUL in focus; end of short selling & publisher's nightmare
Even if the second quarter numbers were stronger, there would not have been a rush to buy the ITC stock
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Short Call: Fast-movers in focus for Nestle, HUL, ITC, Tata Coffee results; eyes on Bajaj Finance, Wipro, Hudco
Rural demand remains on a shaky ground as stagnant incomes and erratic monsoon rain could again hinder consumers during the festive season. FMCG companies that were battling low rural demand for several quarters are cautiously hopeful
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Short Call: Unusual bets fetch big bucks; HDFC Bank vs ICICI Bank; and ticking derivatives time bomb
Unknown traders and investors are making more money with unconventional bets than some of the seasoned players who are sticking to the tried-and-tested themes
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Short Call: No surge on cards in weary markets; MCX makes big gains, HDFC Bank, Dalmia Bharat in focus
Valuations in most cases don’t make a compelling case for big upsides. But shoppers are standing by to pounce on any opportunity that may arise from a poor set of Q2 numbers
BUSINESS
What makes veteran investor Govind Parikh cautious on banks?
Parikh said the one good thing about banks and financial services right now is that the asset quality is much better than what it has been in a long time.
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MC Interview: Markets in boom phase, SMEs bubble territory, don’t ask me about defense stocks, says S Naren from ICICI-Pru
Risks are hard to spot, says Naren, which is why the best solution to manage risk is asset allocation.
BUSINESS
Make peace with higher valuations as family offices flush with funds won’t let up, says Govind Parikh
One should be prepared to buy at 25-30 PE if the company holds promise of growth in three years, says the veteran investor. Read on to know why
