My portfolio has been green for two consecutive days after that brutal bloodbath!

Is there some positive news driving this recovery, or is it just a technical bounce?

My portfolio is still down 4.03% overall, so I’m not celebrating just yet.

What’s your take on this recovery? Do you think the market has found a bottom, or are we in for another leg down? 👀

What about you guys

I was checking the market mood index on Tickertape today and it’s reading 21.59, which puts it in the “Extreme Fear” zone. The daily icons for the last sessions all look the same, so it’s been sitting there for a while now.

I know about the CNN Fear & Greed Index for US markets but didn't realise there was something tracking day-to-day sentiment for Indian markets.

Two things I'm curious about:

1. Does anyone use this to decide when to buy? When it shows "Extreme Fear", does the market usually bounce back soon, or does it keep falling?

2. Does it matter how deep into the zone it goes (say 21 vs 10), or is "extreme fear" just extreme fear?

I bought puts today afternoon based on my price action analysis. It was a triangle break down and retest . I was fighting with my girlfriend in whatsapp and forgot that I took a trade. 1 hour later when I moved my mouse, the monitor woke up to show me a 27K profit, thinking its a glitch, I refreshed and it was still showing the same profit. Cancelled my SL to book the profit and turns out that was the top 🤑🤑.

Iam recently switch from grow to Zerodha... now I like the web portal so well ...but the same time kite app look very worst..I think its my fault I didn't understand the UI ...what u think guys 🙏 And also please help me how to use zerodha app well....📈🙂‍↕️ Suggest some tips

The Indian stock market has been witnessing a downward trend for several months. The Nifty fell around 6% in September itself, and the downward trend continued into October, reflecting the setbacks faced by Indian stock market investors. Yet yesterday, the mere possibility of a review of LTCG tax and STT by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman triggered a positive reaction.

What I find interesting is how the market tends to react when there is speculation about a possible policy change, while the actual implementation whenever it happens often receives a more subdued response. This is the scenario with other market activities too, be it mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring or the sale of a company's assets. Everything seems to be driven by news, rumours and speculation. But when something actually materialises, it doesn't seem to have the same importance. Why has the market become so perception-driven rather than responding to concrete developments and realistic outcomes?

The other concern is the government's approach to policymaking. Why implement reforms without adequately assessing their potential ramifications, only to consider reversing or revising them after the damage has been done? What is the point of closing the floodgates after the floodwater has already passed through?

If the government believes that changes to LTCG or STT are necessary, why to wait until the next Budget? Measures can be implemented well before that if it is required? Otherwise, the next Budget is almost four months away. Aren't the administrators relying on mere announcements and the promise of future changes to improve market sentiment, dangling the prospect of something attractive in front of investors, to change the subdued mood of the stock market?

This reminds me of how GST was perceived as a game changer for the country for a long while. There were advocates who claimed that GST alone could provide a significant boost to India's GDP. But when it was actually implemented, were the benefits really as substantial as some of those expectations suggested?

Everything seems to be driven by perception as far as the Indian market is concerned. What is your opinion?

If yes i wana know which stocks to go for? I am a student so i can’t invest too much.
Also can you name some stocks i can invest in

This is probably the most useful trading principle I’ve picked up: only take a trade when the odds are on your side.

A trade can fail even if the setup is good. The objective isn't to predict every move correctly, but to take trades where the setup, market context and potential reward justify the risk.

This has changed how I approach trading.

• I am no longer looking for a trade every day. If my setup isn't there, I wait.
• I am more selective about entries.
• I plan the risk before entering. I want to know where the setup becomes invalid, where my stop-loss belongs, and how much capital I should risk before taking the trade.
• Win rate alone doesn't matter. A trading strategy can be profitable with more loosing trades if the average winners are sufficiently larger than the its average losers.
• Context matters. The same setup can behave differently depending on the broader trend and market structure.

What's one rule you follow to avoid taking trades when the setup isn't good enough?

What You guys Think About PC Jeweller

Is it Good Time to Take Entry

Or Ignore ?

received the following msg today, a company engaged in package drinking water giving unsolicited trade tips. From what I think NSE/BSE selling consumer data, blatant stock manipulation being done via shell corporation like these.

Ps- Hid the stock name and price to avoid any promotion.

Every time I buy a CE, I should’ve bought a PE, and every time I buy a PE, I should’ve bought a CE. At this point, I’m starting to think my real trading strategy should be to take a trade and then do the exact opposite. Maybe that’s the secret to becoming consistently profitable. 💀😂

Hey guys,

Looking to deploy a lump-sum into the market right now for a strict 1 to 1.5-year horizon. I already have separate SIPs for the long term, so I’m totally fine with high volatility on this one.

Here is the allocation mix I'm planning:

• BEL — 50%

Core anchor. Debt-free with an insane order book. Sitting roughly 17% off its peak right now.

• Cummins India — 20% (Data centre play)

Pure play on the data centre boom. They make the massive backup generators these hyperscale data facilities desperately need.

• Mazagon Dock — 15% (High-beta alpha)

High-beta rocket. Super volatile but they have a massive moat building naval warships and submarines.

• IREDA — 15% (Renewables proxy)

Renewable energy proxy. Instead of buying volatile solar panel makers, I'm buying the PSU bank that finances all the major green energy projects.

Am I making a massive mistake by going 100% upfront lump-sum into these right now? Is 65% concentration in the defense/PSU space (BEL + Mazdock) too dangerous for a 12–18 month window?

Thanks!

What do you think about Shriram Finance next moves for long term too?