Synopsis
While it might not be conventional, an investor and a trader may look at the same parameter to decide on two different things: An investing decision and trading strategy. Of course, we are not in a conventional market. We have had a week in which FPIs sold more than Rs. 25,000 crore worth of stocks. Yet, the index declined by just 4%. Before 2019, the damage would have been far worse. So, in times like these, some basic work needs to be done before making an investment decision. Especially so if you entered the market after 2020 – and have only seen a bull run.
In volatile markets, when even the most rational brains can be impacted by the strong price movements, how do you make investment decisions? Studying a few examples might help. Take this scenario: You are holding a mid-cap cement stock, one that has corrected by 5 percent in the last one month. The fear is that it might fall further if the overall market corrects.However, cement as a sector is doing fundamentally well – and the company, too, is
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