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Stock traders should watch out for the 'Ides of March'
Equity investors are currently exhibiting nervousness. Yield inversion signals, rising rates and budget changes giving fixed income a boost could worsen matters
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Not as straight as it looks: Why price targets fail
A rally always starts losing steam after the initial spurt. It is best, therefore, for traders to use log charts that put things in perspective
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How to stay a step ahead of market crowd? Get basics of index trading right
A vast majority of traders choose to trade indices for solid reasons. Indices are less volatile as compared to individual stocks, index futures require lower span margins compared to stock futures
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Who makes more money: Bulls or bears?
A short seller has to be precise in entry and exit. He is like an anaconda. He hibernates till he finds a prey and moves in for the kill at the right time
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Budget 2023 provides a great opportunity for investors
As governments worldwide step up borrowings, investors will demand, and get, higher coupon rates. Don’t be surprised if bond yields rise during the course of the coming financial year
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Retail traders up against not just big daddies of trade, but machines too
The SEBI report has made it clear that only the top 1% of traders make significant profits, while the vast majority lose money
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Why the ECB will continue to raise rates
The ECB and even India’s central bank will have to ensure that their interest rates react to the US Fed’s rate hike moves, to prevent an outflow of capital
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Budget 2023: The market’s wish list
Here’s a list of what market participants want from the Finance Minister for FY2024
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The age of pro-cyclical de-leveraging
With easy money a thing of the past, it is very likely that the markets will see de-leveraging
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Does a strong dollar really boost technology stocks?
Windfall currency gains no longer translate into higher earnings for exporters, thanks to renegotiation clauses
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Why markets may rally in January
A pre-election budget rally is par for the course in democracies
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Trading in a new era requires a flexible mindset
There’s a rebalancing act that will play out in markets, among sectors but also among two important asset classes
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Buckle up, interest rates are going to be higher for longer
The era of cheap money is pausing and may even end, in a worst case scenario. What is certain is that investors need to rewrite their playbook to win in this new world
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Silver – A dark horse
Mention bullion and most people conjure up visions of the shiny yellow metal – gold. Few people include silver in the bullion asset category. Yet silver is now hogging the limelight, demanding investors’ attention
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Making sense of OPEC’s decision
OPEC nations are aware of the looming recession in the global economy and are wary of reducing production further
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Are higher gas prices here to stay?
The fact that backwardation has kicked in a month earlier tells you that gas prices are unlikely to break record highs
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How gold may gain from the crypto crash
The turmoil in the crypto universe may see funds flow out to safer havens such as gold, that also yield similar advantages to its holders
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Why markets may rally further
A stronger rupee is likely to trigger foreign inflows into Indian markets while easing imported inflation
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The US dollar may cheer emerging markets
The US dollar index (DXY) has halted in its tracks and is unable to rally as forcefully as was the case in the last few months
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Bond markets may be a global Achilles heel
Bond markets are the source of money supply for other asset classes. To that extent, this market fuels price trends in other asset classes
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De-mystifying the dollar rally
The US dollar strengthens before elections in the US
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India – decoupling or outperforming?
As long as relative outperformance persists, money will keep pouring into our markets
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Are money markets sending out distress smoke signals?
A sharp jump in long term benchmark yields marks a sign of stress. Expected equity returns will increase and borrowing costs will also increase. A weaker rupee makes matters worse. There’s a message here for traders
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Are European currency markets warning of turbulence ahead?
Equity investors may be tempted to ignore events in what they think are unrelated markets such as currency and bonds. That could be a costly blunder
