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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | War clouds over the Middle East can keep the market jittery

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | War clouds over the Middle East can keep the market jittery

The global financial market faces a daunting reality as tensions in the Middle East escalate. It is evident that market volatility will increase next week, and should the market experience a significant and prolonged downturn, the upcoming earnings season may be a washout

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Peak 75K a collective achievement

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Peak 75K a collective achievement

In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India plans to bring down urea imports, mutual funds had a great year FY24, India ahead in environment action, wealth managers enjoy growing clout, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Can Nifty touch 23,000 this week?

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Can Nifty touch 23,000 this week?

This week's spotlight was on energy and gold, both experiencing significant price movements. The benchmark indices traded near the all-time highs, small stocks had a free run

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | High probability of markets touching new highs during the week

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | High probability of markets touching new highs during the week

The final week of fiscal year FY24 concluded with a robust market performance while the global market concluded with mixed performances. European markets continued to rally and key US market indices showed divergent trends. However, the majority of Asian markets posted negative returns

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Short term bullish momentum to sustain

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Short term bullish momentum to sustain

A pullback in the near term is expected, but it would be a counter-trend rally. Once the pullback is complete, the Nifty index should drift lower to the 20-week average

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Market weakness can continue, structural analysis shows

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Market weakness can continue, structural analysis shows

The Indian market's four-week winning streak was broken with the benchmark indices shedding 2 percent during the week. After showing weakness for many weeks, the small and mid-cap indices witnessed a sharp fall

GuruSpeak | Praful Kulkarni's understanding of probability helps him succeed in market

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GuruSpeak | Praful Kulkarni's understanding of probability helps him succeed in market

A willingness to be flexible and adapt trading strategies to changing market conditions, trading live on his YouTube channel and a calisthenic enthusiast are some of this trader’s unique traits

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Can smaller stocks pull down the market?

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Can smaller stocks pull down the market?

The gap between the performance of leading indices and the broader market continued to widen. Global markets experienced divergence throughout the week, with European markets showing strength while the US market closed lower

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | GDP numbers take the market higher, but can it sustain?

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | GDP numbers take the market higher, but can it sustain?

The market is reaching new peaks but there is a worrying trend emerging which is evident from the decreasing 20-day advance-decline line. It indicates a diminishing participation of stocks in the upward movement

GuruSpeak| Anjeneya Manoj Kumar’s secret to trading Big Boy Covered Calls

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GuruSpeak| Anjeneya Manoj Kumar’s secret to trading Big Boy Covered Calls

Manoj Kumar typically purchases one lot of shares and sells Out-of-The-Money (OTM) call options, with the strike price exceeding 4 percent of the share price. Essentially, he has created a Covered Call strategy, which provides steady income.

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Structural weakness persists as the market climbs higher

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Structural weakness persists as the market climbs higher

While the Indian markets concluded the week on a positive note, concerns persist about its underlying stability

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Possibility of a new high this week, but stay cautious

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Possibility of a new high this week, but stay cautious

Indian markets closed sharply lower at the start of the week but soon recovered and closed the week near its high. A sharp fall on Monday helped release some pressure, however, markets have steadily crawled higher, further building the pressure

GuruSpeak| How Raj Nayyar, a part-time directional option seller, picks his trades

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GuruSpeak| How Raj Nayyar, a part-time directional option seller, picks his trades

GuruSpeak| How Raj Nayyar a part-time directional option seller picks his trades

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Structural weakness persists

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Structural weakness persists

Many of the data points indicate that the current sideways trend is possibly a distribution, and the Nifty index may eventually drift lower

GuruSpeak | Himanshu Sharma's triumph in trading with time-tested relative strength strategies

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GuruSpeak | Himanshu Sharma's triumph in trading with time-tested relative strength strategies

His advice to new traders is to know that the market is never wrong, to keep ego and emotions aside, focus on the process--if you get that right you will eventually make money

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Market achieves record highs, caution advised

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Market achieves record highs, caution advised

The benchmark indices achieved a new record high, a correction towards the close led to a 2.34 percent gain for the week, marking the most substantial weekly increase in two months

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | A rebound likely ahead of the interim budget 

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | A rebound likely ahead of the interim budget 

The Nifty has experienced a two-week decline, with weekly momentum indicators shifting towards the sell side. While the Indian markets have seen selling pressure, global markets have been strong

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | More weakness likely in days ahead 

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | More weakness likely in days ahead 

Benchmark indices touched a new all-time high at the start of the week but lost 1.5 percent. The smaller indices, however, continued to outperform, with the Mid-cap index gaining 1.3 percent and touching a new high

Lessons from HDFC Bank’s crash 

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Lessons from HDFC Bank’s crash 

Company managements should do a better job in managing investor expectations, while analysts would do well to dig deeper into the performance of companies, so that unpleasant earnings surprises are reduced 

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | It is time to be cautious even as markets touch a new high

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | It is time to be cautious even as markets touch a new high

The week was marred by developments in the Middle East, where the conflict with Yemen's Houthis took a new turn. The US and UK intensified efforts to liberate the Red Sea area from the rebels

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Is the market showing signs of fatigue?

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Is the market showing signs of fatigue?

The start of the Q3 earnings season, coupled with uncertainty in the Middle East and the recent increase in Russian aggression, caused volatility to rise in the market

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | 2023 ends on a strong note, but can the rally continue? 

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | 2023 ends on a strong note, but can the rally continue? 

As we step into 2024, both domestic and international markets are entering a cloud of uncertainty. Approximately 70 countries, including India, are slated to hold general elections, introducing a potential source of heightened market volatility

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | A volatile week ends on flat note, signalling further consolidation

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | A volatile week ends on flat note, signalling further consolidation

With the last settlement of the month and the year and foreign traders enjoying the year-end holidays, we can expect a flattish market on low volume

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Fed gives the market a high, hangover may persist

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Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Fed gives the market a high, hangover may persist

Besides the Fed commentary, Indian markets also received some boost from the RBI as it revised the country’s growth rate higher. Falling bond yields and crude prices added to the bullish sentiment

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