BUSINESS
Is it time to increase allocation to gold?
The recent volatility in silver prices and leveraged positions have led to some investors lowering their exposure. Retail investors should evaluate their own positions
BUSINESS
When will discounts in bullion ETFs rationalise?
Gold and silver ETFs are trading at a sharp discount, putting retail investors wishing to exit at a disadvantage. The risks of excessive leverage are playing out
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2026: How rising transaction costs could drive away traders, foreign investment
The Finance Minister's decision to raise securities transaction tax has rattled markets, with the Nifty falling sharply as traders worry about shrinking margins and reduced market liquidity
BUSINESS
Physical or electronic bullion, where does the money lie?
Some prefer the electronic or the ETF route to buying bullion while some buy the physical commodity. But one of these provide more peace of mind
BUSINESS
Is the Nifty at a double top?
While chartists debate a potential double top at the Nifty's 2024 high, the real resistance level—factoring in the 16-month cost of capital for trapped bulls—lies far closer to 30,000
BUSINESS
Could oil market developments derail equities?
Oil markets have turned nervous once again, as US’ actions in Venezuela and civil unrest in Iran lead to uncertainty. Will higher prices bring equities down is the main question
BUSINESS
Why oil markets heaved a sigh of relief: Venezuela – the untold story
The recent U.S. move in Venezuela was less about its vast, heavy oil reserves and more about securing a far more valuable prize next door: Guyana’s light, sweet crude
BUSINESS
Are natural gas prices headed for a super-cycle?
Natural gas demand is seasonal and prices are volatile
BUSINESS
Will retail traders continue to buy aggressively in 2026?
Data on leveraged positions indicate some fatigue setting in. Why it may be the time to be cautious
BUSINESS
The outlook for traders in 2026
If 2025 is a challenging one, then 2026 promises to be no different. Here’s a blueprint on how to come out on top in the New Year
BUSINESS
Trading Psychology 101 – What makes a successful day trader?
A day trader is a pure capitalist whose agenda is three fold – make the most amount of profit, in the shortest possible time and at the most reasonable levels of risk
BUSINESS
Should bullion form part of your investment portfolio in 2026?
A confluence of factors will ensure that bullion retains its lustre, even if the gains may not be as outsized in recent years
MARKETS
Will rate cuts revive market sentiments?
Bull markets occur in spite of three powerful countervailing forces – limited resources of bulls, selling pressure by profit takers and/or bears and gravitational forces. When there is expansion in the first criterion – ample supply of money at lower interest rates-- markets witness euphoria
BUSINESS
The Butterfly Effect is a key risk for investors
An increase in interest rates in this country can singe equity markets globally, including India’s as well
MARKETS
Why day trading is Not for everyone
The lure of easy riches attracts newbie traders to an activity that is dominated by highly skilled, deep-pocketed veterans who also hold a technological edge over retail traders
BUSINESS
Is Christmas coming early this year for markets?
Global equity markets are showing little signs of correcting in the run-up to the much-chronicled Santa Claus rally
BUSINESS
Will Trump's sanctions on Russian oil trigger inflation?
A surge in non-Russian oil sources could result in a spike in oil prices, is the fear. But a look at the physical and financial market points to enough reasons why that may not happen
BUSINESS
Trading in Vikram Samvat 2082 is set to turn extremely challenging
The activity of short term trading is evolving into a complex process that will favour fewer, more skilled and deep-pocketed traders. A survival guide
BUSINESS
Silver ETFs – The road ahead for investors
Silver ETFs are trading at a premium to futures when historically they have traded at a discount. What’s the market trying to say and what should investors do?
BUSINESS
The difficult art of successful trading in the new F&O regime
The new MWPL limits have meant traders have to contend with two adversaries—price and time. How should they alter their trading strategy to survive
BUSINESS
Why this Diwali will be a special one for traders
Traders have placed leveraged bets with margin-funding reaching a new high. Will a rally lift them or will they crowd the exits? Why Diwali spending can provide some part of the answer
BUSINESS
A health check for interest rate-sensitive stocks
The upcoming MPC meeting will play a key role in determining how stocks that are sensitive to interest rate movements perform
BUSINESS
Are Indian markets overestimating the effect of a US Fed rate cut?
It is too much to expect that a small cut in interest rates could spur sluggish global GDP growth when other necessary factors are not in place
BUSINESS
Sector Rotation: The games that Big Money plays
You may think the only reason why sector rotation occurs is because big money does not want retail traders to know how they form patterns of rotating their money. But there is a bigger motive at play
