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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
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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
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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
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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
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Why traders are the curious case of stubborn Indian interest rates
Trading profits depend on a few key factors, one of them happens to be the cost of funds. While RBI’s rate cuts should have lowered it, reality is proving to be different
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Silver is warming up for a sprint
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Emotional Capital: An understated dimension of trading
The current market is one that calls for traders to give more priority to capital preservation than capital appreciation
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Why the stock market rally is on thin ice
It’s a dangerous moment for retail investors. They are stepping in as FIIs are exiting, even using borrowed money to back their conviction. History has proved unkind to such unbridled optimism
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Brace for lower trading profits as market winds have changed direction
When the market is in no mood to yield profits to traders, don’t tempt fate by pushing your luck by trading more aggressively
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Why the glitter in gold prices has more shine left
The underlying reasons to invest in gold remain unchanged
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Trouble in Pension Fund Paradise, will investor tranquil be disturbed?
A shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pension plans taking place in Europe could alter how one of the largest group of institutional investors behaves
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Why has the Jane Street issue unnerved traders?
Markets have seen a sharp fall in derivatives market turnover. What explains it, how should retail traders tweak their strategy?
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Oil prices are down. But don’t pop the champagne yet!
Falling oil prices could mean a moment of economic reckoning is nearing for Arab nations
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Traders in this asset class need not fear Algos, AI
Retail equity traders are finding it difficult in the face of AI and algo trading. But this asset class is not as exposed to the risk as equities is
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Is the glitter gone in gold?
Ceasefire chatter and falling oil prices have spooked some gold investors, raising doubts about bullion's future. But look past the headlines, and the long-term fundamentals still gleam bright
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Why Israel-Iran hostilities are least of your worries
If the situation worsens, it may become a concern but the more immediate problem stems from how retail traders are positioned on the leverage front
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How to trade in a rate cut scenario
While a rate cut may lower the cost of funds but does it really mean that the cost of trading will decline
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Are retail traders biting off more than they can chew?
Margin Trading Facility data show a spurt in borrowing by retail traders to invest in stocks
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In June, RBI has tough choices to make
Which way interest rates head subsequent to the MPC meet will have an impact on the cost of money, which affects investors, apart from savers and depositors
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Will Japanese alarm bells ring on Dalal Street?
In an intricately linked global economy, the movement of capital in response to interest rate shifts can send ripples across continents — with profound implications for financial markets
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Is the rally over in gold?
Central banks have been big buyers of gold and have skin in the game now
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How to determine if a rally will sustain
Follow the money and disregard the noise
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Emotional Capital in Trading: The forgotten aspect
Winning traders have the mindset of a champion, which comes from extremely disciplined practice over long periods
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How much capital does a full time trader need?
The answer will surprise you but pay close attention to the methodology as well
