You may have heard that investing in stocks can be a great way to create wealth and it is certainly true. To earn inflation-beating returns most investors invest in equity markets. However, for a beginner, the first thing that comes to their mind is what’s the mechanism behind the stock […]
Types of Stock Market Orders You Must Know With Simple Examples
When you are about to place a buy order, there are multiple types of stock orders that appear on your trading screen. Some of these orders execute immediately, while some execute at a particular price and time or some have exceptional conditions attached in it. At a certain point in […]
Understanding the Indian Fixed Income Market
Who doesn’t love fixed income? Most investors are always looking for fixed income products. Our love for ‘fixed income’ is why nearly 50% of Indians still invest in fixed deposits! There’s nothing wrong with investing in fixed deposits. They are safe and perfect for low-risk investors. But the problem is […]
5 Life-Changing Lessons from Great Market Gurus
The stock market is a mystery to most of the common investors. But, legendary investors like Warren Buffet, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, George Soros, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, etc. have made fortunes by investing in the stock market! Their words of wisdom have enlightened many of the common investors with knowledge and […]
Crude Oil Trading: The Ultimate Beginners Strategy Guide
Apart from gold, the other most volatile and unpredictable trading commodity has to be the ‘commodities trading superstar’ – “Crude Oil”. Crude oil is the most actively traded commodities contract in India with futures contract value of more than Rs. 3,000 crores on MCX daily. This means that around 8,500 […]
Trading Psychology: How Does Your Mind Matter In Making Money?
The most famous book on trading psychology, “Tradingpsychologie” aptly remarks, ‘The greatest enemy of the trader is fear. He who is afraid loses!’. As a trader you must have gone through emotions such as fear, greed, regret, hope, overconfidence, doubt, nervousness etc. While every trader goes through this emotional rollercoaster, […]
Trendline Trading – The Ultimate Guide
The trend is your friend …This is something we all have heard of when we enter the stock markets. But, the question is, how do you analyse the trend of a stock? Simple. Use trendlines . It doesn’t matter whether you are a day trader, swing trader or even a […]
Dow Theory: The Six Tenets of Dow Theory
Is this the right time to enter or exit a stock? I’m sure you must have thought of this every time you look at a chart. But you would be surprised to know that the answer to this question was given more than a century ago by Mr Charles H. […]
Cup and Handle Pattern – A Guide to Place Profitable Trades
The cup and handle pattern is a popular price pattern and millions of traders have made money by analysing this pattern. But, let’s understand what is the cup and handle pattern all about. Let’s have a cup of tea. This is something you hear every day. But little did you […]
Best Retirement Planning Tips for Better Tomorrow
What things do you keep in mind while planning a twenty-day long vacation? I’m sure you would pre-plan everything starting from managing your finances to choosing the best destination. Then why do we not spend enough time planning a twenty-year-long vacation? A twenty-year-long vacation? Well, I’m talking about retirement planning. We […]