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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Incorrigible day traders

Day trading is worse than day-dreaming. If you are a day trader, you are treading on thin ice. You tend to believe that you can outsmart the market 9 out of 10 times but reality is that you end up losing most of the time. Your cup of misery will always overflow and sooner rather than later you will... Sign in to see full entry.

Churning your portfolio

Churning of your portfolio of shares is an art. This requires fine-tuning and can be optimised with experience. It pays to churn your portfolio but one must guard against overdoing it. Ideally, one should have stocks for regular trading. This can vary from 5 per cent to 50 per cent and above of your... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Bears never say die

Bears were back with a vengeance and were able to pin down the market. There was aggressive selling in the cash market and pivotal counters showed weakness. Heavyweight Reliance Industries led the pack of losers which outnumbers the advancing stocks. This despite inflation numbers showing signs of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Of hope and despair

The markets move like a pendulum from extreme despair to extreme hope. What looked like a revival of hope turned into doubt the very next day. This doubt can get prolonged into a phase of nerve-wracking uncertainty. Yet I think one has to rest on hope and tide over the short term pain for long term... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Roller coaster ride

Falling crude prices buoyed sentiment on our markets today. The good news that volumes have picked up smartly. There are indications that major domestic institutions are becoming aggressive buyers. Some heavyweights were very active. Reliance, L & T, ITC, SBI were all in the limelight today. These... Sign in to see full entry.

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