tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164551702012-02-17T00:38:22.345+05:30Your Guide To Options ProfitsOptionwalanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16455170.post-27848501056837866972012-02-15T22:18:00.001+05:302012-02-15T22:18:20.210+05:30

It has been a while since our last post. A lot has happened and continues to happen. But one positive, if you are a bull! is that the markets are making a firm start to 2012. Today the Nifty ended firmly above 5500, nicely in the hands of the bulls. Our trading has been on and off due to too many technical reasons to name. Hopefully, that is behind us and 2012 will be a memorable year. Join us

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The “Oracle of Omaha” changed his mind on technology investments with a huge $11 billion ( 5.5 percent ) stake in IBM. This is an amazing bet just for the reason that Buffett has always maintained that he does not understand technology based businesses. This could be a sign of changing times and Buffett is not one who’s investment idea can be taken lightly. The main reason could be that IBM

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Today marked the day when the derivative contracts of S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) -- the two key indices of the US stock market - began trading at NSE. This is an historic event indeed. Now we get the chance to speculate on these global indices. Some details below to get you started. S&P® Options Contract Specifications Ticker Symbol S&P500 Contract Size 250 units

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The question many investors are asking themselves today is, just what happened to the price of gold? Did the world change? Did the problems in Europe go away? Did all the states manage to find funding to cover their deficits? No, none of that happened, but gold still dropped $100. It's all about market perception and timing, two things we've talked about many times before on the Trader's Blog.

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We have had rising prices on our mind and hurting our pockets the past few months. The rising food prices have prompted a tighter monetary policy, at the expense of curbing growth. Six rate hikes have not been able to curb the run away prices in 2010 and we are close to another hike in the coming week. Food prices rose 15.5 year ending Jan 8. Further tightening had already scared away some

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We have had a stronger than expected 2010 end. Its been a good year for the bulls with the NIFTY moving from 5232 to end at a strong 6134. The start of 2010 was wobbly but momentum picked up later in the year. But that is past, now what can we expect for 2011 and the coming decade. Lets look at the coming decade first. The India story is likely to get stronger and stronger as we progress

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First the news: The Sensex rallied for the third consecutive session led by buying across all the sectors. It surged over 800 points and the Nifty nearly 249 points in the last three sessions to close above 15,600 and 4640 levels, respectively. The Nifty has moved from the lows of 2500 levels in late 2008, to the current 4600 levels. Meanwhile across in China, Guo Shuqing, chairman of the

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After Russia and China, today the Indian view on the dollar was made public. Bloomberg reports quoted Suresh Tendulkar, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, that he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 billion foreign-exchange reserves and hold fewer dollars. “The major part of Indian reserves is in dollars -- that is something that’s a problem for us,” Tendulkar,

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Today turned out to be a historic day of sorts. After the clear cut verdict in favor or the UPA at the center, it was expected the markets would do well on open. But 2 circuit filters and trading being halted on the bourse was not expected by most. A short synopsis of the days proceedings to quote moneycontrol.com. Trading on both the BSE and the NSE has been halted for the day as markets

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  Overview of the Geithner Plan and the problem it is supposed to solve.

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The huge jump up in the indices past few week and its a feeling of déjà vu for investors. No one was expecting such a sharp one sided rise, and I am sure we will get many explanation in the days to come. As usual, we have the prognosis of a recovery around the corner just because the Sensex has jumped. I wish it were so simple to predict the economy. The investor faces a big problem now, most

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Yesterday, the US markets traveled back in time. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since May 7, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1997. Both indexes have lost about half their value since hitting record highs in October 2007. The dire problems of banks did not help on the way to the bottom. I am no expert

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Want to see how bad things are? Just look at these charts. The first is Citibank :That is what it has come to. Now. lets look at the next one :This is Bank of America :Not a very pretty sight either.Now, coming to our topic, Friday saw both these companies come under tremendous pressure, anyway at 2 dollar levels what more can we say of the pressure. But the talks of imminent nationalization of

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The idea that an election eve budget exercise would cater to the markets led to its downfall. The markets tumbled across board post the budget, as was to be expected. There was nothing to cater to the desire and dreams of the industries. Although not much was expected from the policymakers as the vote on account has limited scope, there were strong expectations of some moves to catalyze growth

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The news that the Japanese economy contracted at its quickest pace in 35 years, and the lack of focus and direction from the weekend summit of Group of Seven finance ministers did little for the markets mood world wide. Japan's worse-than-expected fourth quarter GDP numbers were a sobering reminder of the toll the worst economic downturn in decades is having on Asia's export-driven economies.

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One investor you can trust with your eyes closed is Buffet "The Sage of Omaha", his portfolio has taken a big hit in this economics turmoil. But, he is not one to worry. Infact he has been on the look out for bargains. The latest is Swiss Re Warren Buffett is injecting £1.8bn into Swiss Re after the Zurich-based reinsurer admitted suffering heavy losses in the financial crisis. Swiss Re warned

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The following is a list of bailouts the US federal government has carried out in the recent past. The question is how much and how far it can go before it needs a bailout! You take a guess. ●    Bear Stearns    2008    JP Morgan Chase and the federal government bailed out Bear Stearns when the financial giant neared collapse. JP Morgan purchased Bear Stearns for $236 million; the Federal

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Just came across this interest poll in livemint. In short this poll is a result of the Satyam mess and say, to quote: Companies in the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-Adag) were among the laggards in a snap poll conducted by Mint on Thursday to judge how fund managers, stock brokers and market analysts assessed corporate governance standards in the 50 companies that comprise Nifty,

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Well! We finally got our own Enron. What an ugly piece of news for the Indian markets. Already reeling from the excesses of 2008 and the world wide slowdown, this could be the last straw on the camels back. Actually, there are some positive outcomes too. For one corporate governance will improve and the equity analysis will mature and get more fine tuned. More on this issue after a while. Just

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Finally, the year has ended. What a year 2008 turned to be! Now the question on all our mind's is will 2009 be a better year and are all the problems out of the way.My take is that the markets might stabilize for a while. But the structural change that took place in 2008 is going to take years to recover from.Our, ie Indian markets should be among the first to show signs og recovery and be the

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American stocks headed for yet another sharply lower open Monday as stock markets tumbled further around the world on worries about the health of the global economy. The Nikkei fell 6.4 percent to its lowest level since October 1982, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tumbled 12.7 percent, its lowest finish in more than four years and its biggest single-session drop since 1991. The global sell-off

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Markets in Asia were mauled Friday, with Japanese, Indian and South Korean indexes slumping more than 9.5% each to end below crucial psychological milestones as fears of a global recession swept across the region. Benchmarks in Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Taiwan dropped to their lowest levels in at least three years. India's Sensitive Index hit the day's bottom at 8,566.82, a level it

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--The average is down 2,338 points, or 21 percent, in the last four weeks, since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy escalated a long-running credit crunch into a full-fledged crisis. --The point decline Thursday was the third-worst in Dow history. The worst, 778 points, came less than two weeks ago. --Of the last 19 trading days, there have been 11 triple-digit losses -- including the unprecedented

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The turmoil on the world financial markets continue. Now, the trouble moves to Europe. The troubled Fortis NV, goes looking for help now with the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg agreed to inject €11.2 billion ($16.37 billion) into Fortis NV on Sunday, after France's BNP Paribas SA and Dutch financial firm ING Groep NV walked away from talks to acquire the company over the weekend. The rescue

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The over night news of the crumbling of 2 giants has shocked the financial markets like nothing has in the recent pass. This is just the early part of the pain be ready for more in the days to come. Coming to the news. Early this morning, Lehman announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, While the demise of the 158-year-old firm will be greeted in some quarters with dismay,

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The beauty of option trading is the versatility  it offers, this often leads to the introduction of complexity into ones trading. If you look around the trading world, the books on option trading or any traders trade book, you will see a huge range of option strategies. The question is, is this the successful way to make money in option trading? One reason could be the love of mathematics and the

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Guess how the TV market guru's do in a bear market? Well! Watch this :  

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Writing about a topic away from the markets. Blogs are the way to go for expressing your opinion and expertise. And now it is possible to review products, services and topics, and also get paid for your expert opinion. One of the top paid review services is PayPerPost. You will find the best bloggers using the platform to write reviews and getting paid for the same. This method of writing

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The shock continues to the world markets. The deal to save bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase is worth a mere $2 per share, barely one third the price of the 1985 Bear Stearns IPO. This very share was selling for over $170 just a year back. As part of the deal, JPM and the Fed will guarantee the huge trading obligations of the firm. The agreement ended a day in which bankers and policy makers were

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It would be easy to say hey! we predicted this fall. (actually we were ready for it with a lot of nifty puts but that is another story!) Right now the chicken has come to roost. The nifty is at 4578, markets closed and the 6200+ days look like a dream. Time to talk about the market again. But later let me go checkout the scene on the streets for now. Wonder how it feels to be holding those penny

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We just spoke of the markets moving beyond our predicted 16000 onthe Senses, and now it is time to talk of the 18000 mark!!! We know the markets can do the unexpected thing but this takes the cake. The "irrationality" and mania symptoms get worse. Along with this jump we see the the F&O turnovers cross the 1 trillion mark on the NSE. It should be an interesting end to the year 2007. We wont

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I spoke sometime back of a 16000 closing this year on the Sensex, and how wrong I was! Well, you had it touching 17000 yesterday. All the sub prime woes seem to have done nothing to calm this madness, the "irrational exuberance" continues. The end will be interesting to watch. How far the Sensex 3000 levels seem now, the new brigade of small companies are big boys now, infrastructure and power

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I have spoken in the past about the various other business avenues that the Internet provides us with. Today let me tell you about a real gold mine for wholesale dealers. I am talking of finding fine good from the best department stores in the USA at a rate that would provide good profits. I am talking of surplus merchandise, of finding a variety of goods at a bargain. The site I am talking of

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It finally happened and what a move. The Sensex powered past the 15000 mark and very close to the 16000 mark, before the US market jitters caused a pause in the momentum. The question is will it get past the 16000 mark or will the rally peter out. If we look to the recent past it is likely to move beyond the 16000 mark on the back of a lot of money flowing it. That it is fools money is without

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There seems no stopping the Indian Bull. The Sensex is completely under the control of the bulls, with 15000 just around the corner. The coming earning season should see that becoming a reality unless there is some unpleasant surprise on that front, which is unlikely. The monsoon is doing good and the industrial growth continues to be healthy. It would be but normal to expect the markets to march

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Let me talk about some tools useful for managing our credit card finances. The reality of credit cards being a part of the modern mans life need no longer be repeated. We all hold multiple credit cards. The hues and variety vary from plain vanilla to exotic credit cards. The idea of managing the expense on all these cards can get daunting. At such times any tool can be a big help. Let me talk

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I have covered various financial forums and site reviews in the past. Let me take you to an interesting blog this time. This is a blog about personal finance but there is a lot more to it. But before I cover the various aspects of this blog let us talk about the importance of prudence and frugality and consistent habit of saving that leads to achieving financial freedom in the long run. To be

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Let me divert a little to an often neglected but very essential topic. I am sure you have often thought about it, planned to do it someday, maybe even joined a club in order to get motivated but finally ended up postponing it. Well! I am talking about fitness and or health. The modern life tends to make us lethargic and inactive. We spend a lot of time in front of the television or the monitor.

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The China effect finally caught up with Dalal Street, as the market collapsed by over 279 points for the day. The vision of 15000 stays a dream for now. It is too early to write off the bulls but at these levels, the bears have it easy. The Rupee has been gaining for the past few weeks to the detriment of the IT sector, a major factor in the India growth story. It is time for investor's to wait

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Let’s talk of TV shows today. No I don’t mean the soap operas which leave you exhausted, I am talking of the shows that help us pick stocks, get hot tips and make a quick buck in the market. The lure of the quick buck is always there, whatever our trading personality. On top a long bull run driven by liquidity, makes for some excellent short term picking opportunities. There are few programs

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The world of personal finance is a very varied world. I have often written about managing and planning of one’s finances in the past. I have written about trading, investing, speculating on one hand and about keeping a check on your credit card usage on the other. One essential part of every financial plan is to own a home. I have written in passing about this issue, the idea of buying a home

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Another drop of 6.5 percent on the Chinese stock markets sent the shivers down the spines of the Asian markets, including India. We might be seeing new highs but deep down there the fear lurks, and a very true fear, that we are into a bubble situation. This market is driven by liquidity and not value. As traders, we live for the movement and grasp trades as we see them. As, Investor I say beware

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I have spoken about the Internet as a business and shopping media, let me tell you about another interesting off-shoot of the world wide world ubiquitous presence. The world of e-commerce has an extension in affiliate marketing. This is a hassle free way of getting you pie of the e-commerce boom. There are few experts who can teach you this art. Inside the life of a super affiliate, is an

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I have spoken a lot about the markets we trade, or favorite stocks, the technicals, a few trading tips and market moods in the past. I have also covered some non trading issues pertaining to technology especially Internet and e-commerce. As traders, we have a crucial link to our trading and the markets. He is our broker. We could never be what we are without a good broker. The world of an option

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I have written a lot in the past about the wonderful world of e-commerce and how the Internet is changing the way we shop and browse things. Let me look at a real life store, to make the concept of online shopping cleared. The store in question sells American Flags among other things. The focus is on flags, but the store covers a gamut of patriotism related items. From car flags, wall flags to

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  In the course of our internet search we often come across many interesting places or sites. My most preferred spot is any interactive forum, that way I can learn and share what little I know. The variety of financial markets and instruments is mind boggling, leaving so much to learn. Also, with the Internet the whole world seems to have shrunk, or as is popular to quote, flattened. This phrase

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The Nifty touched new highs beating the Sensex for the first time. This performance was helped a lot by the sterling performance by Reliance Industries and ONGC. The Indian stock markets continue to show immense resilience in face of bearish sentiments. There seems to be no stopping the march towards 15000 on the Sensex. Predicting is as usual a hazardous game but this time we can stick our necks

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  Advertisement: If you remember we had talked of the various benefits of credit cards sometime back. When it come to managing our finances we all tend to take it easy and do no home work to find the best opportunity available to us. This is just the remedy for disaster. The utmost care is required while dealing with our financial position. The difference between a rich man and a poor man is just

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Contrary to our bearish prognosis, the markets have continued their bull run. The Sensex is above 14000 levels, at a comfortable 14300. The Nifty comfortable at 4200 levels. All things point to a new high this week, so be ready to go long on the open. Just be prepared for a lot of volatility in the days ahead. I guess most traders are used to the extreme volatile markets by now. But it is never

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In the world of personal finance, it is very essential to keep up with the various options open before us. The planning that is required to manage and grow your personal wealth is very much a part of every individual’s life. The more information source we have the harder it gets to find useful nuggets from them. One essential financial instrument that has become so much a part of our daily lives

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The World Wide Web gets more and more like real life. Many of the activities we did physically are now just a click away. We sit there and get the latest news. The latest gossips. The latest reviews and views. We even date online. It is really fascinating how our life has changed with the coming of the Internet. One change that has impacted us the most are the ecommerce revolution. We get to

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We spend a lot of time on the Internet looking for useful and informative sites. I am sure so do a lot of our readers. The idea of a forum is very common but few are of much use to those interested in personal finance issues. Most forums are too shallow to be of much use. We came across one that should be of interest to all our readers. The Finance Forums is a really interesting forum for

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Once in a while you find a gadget which makes you have a second look. Do you remember photo frames holding pictures of our dear and loved ones? Well, did you ever wonder when you will see its  new age incarnation? I did, and look what I found, a digital photo frame ! , that's right. A simple but ingenious idea. Its an LCD digital frame, with the ability to let you place different pictures in view

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If you remember, we had written about the growing online business. There are some very user friendly ecommerce software that make it real easy to get an online store up and running. The solution usually require little programming or technical knowledge. The shopping cart solutions vary from software based - requiring installation to the very simple user-friendly web based solution. One shopping

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Continuing on our Internet related topics. Lets see how many bloggers blog for money and earn decent income. The world of bloggers is in constant change. New opportunities keep coming their way. With many blogs gaining in influence and reach, a lot of advertisers use blogs and bloggers to help market products and ideas. Blog advertising is a nice way for them to reach out to a wider audience. A

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Lets take time off the markets and discuss other business matters. The growth of online business is no fad now. It is a booming market with billions of dollars being traded everyday. This online growth is helped in a big way by online payment gateways and card processing services. The biggies like PayPal and WorldPay requires a huge fee and lack customization. This has given rise to smaller niche

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Its strange how every bull run brings with it the most optimistic of numbers! But every prognosis  should be taken with a pinch of salt. This in one of those figures. It is worth keeping in mind that the possibility of the Indian stock markets growing at an extraordinary pace are very real. Its just putting and exact date and value could be difficult. The above figures are from a recent bloomberg

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Its been a while since we last wrote. The markets did their plunging act on cue. Then the recovery seems to be on the way again. Its very unlikely we will see new highs this year but then we would not try our hand at predictions. Lets call it a calculated guess. The trading pattern has been a little crazy but those sticking to their trading method with discipline are still smiling. Its always the

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After five weeks of nervousness the markets had some respite last week. We have been wearing our bearish mask for quite a while and the past few weeks have tended to strengthen that outlook. The timing part is something we would not attempt. Prediction is a pastime in which the foolish flourish. We have had enough of this foolishness on our part. For now it would be better to watch the up move

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Today was the turn of China to send the shivers down world financial markets. The Shanghai composite crashed over 8.8 % after hitting record highs just a day earlier. This in turn sent all the markets tumbling suit. More sign of the irrationality which we have been mentioning. The catch is that the markets have been bouncing back after all these shocks. The traders and investors in these markets

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The markets have a way of having the last laugh or so it seems. This is not a case of sour grapes but as they say, the markets can be irrational longer than you can be solvent. Luckily, the dent was to our ego and not to our pockets. Options trading has a way of protecting your pocket even in the face of a long term prognosis going hay wire. I am referring to the prognosis that the markets could

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Another day of mayhem at the markets. The Sensex crumbled by over 400 points while the Nifty lost over a 100 points. The markets opened weak and drifted lower through the day. Today the spooking factor was Thailand. The Thai markets crashed over 15% after the restrictions put in place yesterday on foreign funds. This gives us a sense of the way emerging markets can and do react to adverse news.

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It is difficult to read the markets in normal times. These volatile markets are almost impossible to predict. But as traders we have to decide our next move and gauge the likely trend in the coming days.Let me hazard a guess. Take a bearish position on every rise and be patient!Also, be alert to pocket some profits as soon as you see them.Fairly choppy weather ahead, we had a sample the past week

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The crash of over a 1000 points followed by a an upmove of almost 900 points!incredible volatility ...And something likely to continue till the markets get some sanity.It is strange that when the going is good, every theory is twisted to suit the goodmood. Its either the "new economy" or a "paradigm shift". The reality that, history repeatsitself and those who ignore this tenet do so at their own

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Its been a while but not too long before we saw the markets below 13000. We had an astonishing run past the 14000 markbefore the sharp correction took place. It was as breath taking as last May. Now it has to be seen if this is a correction or like the last time a sharp blip before more foolish money pumps up the indices higher!The sharp fall saw a 1000 point wiped off the sensex in three days,it

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Would it be possible that we are above the all time highs again?Just not possible but a reality. The sensex has breached the May 2006 high, with a slow and steady, looking behind approach.The thing to watch out for is that the Nifty is still way below its all time high! A point to be noted and kept in mind.For a trader, the short term is what matters. But it would be a foolish trader that ignores

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We had the bubble burst on our faces. The pain, both, emotional and monetary is something we would like to forget at the earliest. We can always say "we said so" but that is of little use to anyone.The question that must be answered is, Where should you be investing now? We can repeat ourselves about the India Story, till our throats are hoarse, but its time to realize that the investing

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The Indian Stock Markets danced to the tune of the Bears. The fall has been fast and furious. The losses for the late comers have been massive.It's a sad tale that is repeated every time the markets make new highs. The so called small investor waits , while the Sensex climbs 5000...6000...finally ..12000 and then the stories of untold wealth start floating. This is the point of entry for most.

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Todays fall makes us wonder and in a sense give in to the most human weakness of gloating!We feel like saying we said so, but the reality is something else. We just got lucky.We are sure the market will have the last laugh at our expense though. Now we will have the Elliot wave counts and Gann's Theories all thrown at us to buffer the bullish or bearish view of the proponents.Maybe with a bit of

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We had our dream run of dream runs, looked like nothing would stop the sensex from moving to 13000...14000...Then reality hits us, this could be a dream for all we know. Is it time to wake up?Very likely. We know the hazards of calling a market top. We have made a fool of ourselves before trying to do it.But this time something, maybe our years of mistakes in the market, tells us we could be on

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Its been a sharp and fast journey since we last met. The markets sanity is much more in question now. The Sensex has moved from 10500 to 12500 and an imminent fall does not appear around the corner ( This could be a classic contrarian call for all you know!! ) The valuations are now in the scary zone, we have warnings about the "bubble" formation in Indian Stock Markets but is anyone listening?

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Its been a dream run, literally for the Indian Bourses. There seems to be no stopping the flow of money into the Indian stock markets, and as a corollary the sensex. This makes one wonder if the foreign fund coming in at this juncture is the smart money or the bigger fool!The signs of a bubble have been there for a long time. But nothing seems to stop the money flow or the Sensex. The papers are

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If you were wondering about the title, it is a quote worth contemplating. The quote by a market veteran goeslike this:"Any Trader can take risks. All he has to be is stupid"How true this is with respect to trader (they call them selves traders!) or punters on the Indian markets. We have a tendency to try predict the market movements, the tops, the bottoms et al. The first questionI get asked when

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Last week was a good one for the market. A sensex of 10100 is part of reality. The question on all our minds now.what next? The feeling is good but somewhere lurks the fear that the markets might be overdoing the growth story too fast.All things appear hunky dory on the growth front as far as the India story goes. But the markets appear increasingly expensiveand the shooting index does not help

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The bull run continues. The sensex has it moments of uncertainty but closes up almost 102 points.Something interesting on the Moneycontrol site, we have Marc Faber talking of a 20 year bull market or so the headlines would have us believe. The catch word is "can" . He is quoted as saying the bull market can last for 20 years. That should be around the time Indian would be out beating China, as

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Finally the sensex had a glimpse of the 10000 mark, this is a purely academic figure but still worth a celebration. Just a few years back it looked impossible for the sensex to climb to the 5000 mark. Most front runner Indian stocks were looked down and counted out. The erstwhile TELCO now Tata Motors was one such stock. What a rewriting of the story it has been!The auto sector has seen a

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It is always a pleasant surprise to see our country finding mention in the positive light. We have had so much negative media.If you remember we had written about the coming millennium being India's if we do the things we have to and not mess up the chance history has given us.This bloomberg story put a nice touch to the comparison made with china. The story quotes Aesop who wrote " Men often

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The markets are getting into the customary mood of a manic depressive patient. Wild optimism followed by morbid pessimism. This seems to be the mood in the street right now. After two days of volatile 140 points plus movement , the markets are still undecided as to where to head next. What we think right now is that the trend stays firmly upwards. The 10000 should get taken out sooner rather than

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Greeting to Fellow Countrymen on our Republic Day!When Pandit Nehru spoke of "India Awakening to Freedom..." not many took him seriously. It took us 50 plus years to convince the world to our potential.Now we hear of India in the same breath as China. Somewhere inside not all of us are convinced we are so good. I do not think we need more proof.The Infosys', Wipro's, Ranbaxy', Cipla's and Dr

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Something that has become a habit for the Bulls, coming back with a vengeance, occurred today. After a few session when it appeared the markets were weakening,and the results were below expectation, the Sensex rebounded 212 points ending the day above 9400. The sensex ended 9450, while the Nifty ended up 61.6 at 2870.As we had been maintaining, the secular trend continues to be strongly upwards.

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The Reliance drama is over and the markets tumbled, again. Today the sensex tumbled 76, ending at 9237. The mood was pessimistic through the day.Once again the crude and the Asian markets were on the lips of the media. This usually happen when the markets start drifting down. The present state of the Indian Stock Market is such that, we want to be convinced that this time it is different, but at

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Today the markets continued the downward journey. But for Reliance, which jumped 56 Rs, the sensex would have ended in the red again.We think the markets are close to bottoming out, but our opinion matters little to the markets. We have to see it in reality.Tomorrow there is a special session for Reliance early in the market, should be interesting to see how it goes.About the trend,we still see

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The last week was one of downward pressure on the markets. The sensex had a losing streak past few days.The mood is turning from cautious to a little bearish. Should we get wary of the upward trend? Too early to change our opinion on the secular trend, but yes the short term is a little bearish.This market for the past few months has had a way of surprising the bears, this could turn out to be

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The sensex ended another day in the red. The sensex had the shivers early in the day. The sensex plummeted to 9303 before ending the day at 9380 down 64 points for the day. The Reliance and Infosys results have disappointed the markets and we see another bout of doubt and uncertainty.Is it time to get worried about the secular uptrend? We don't think so. It will take a lot of bear selling to

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6th January 2006The markets had a pause yesterday after a two day rum propelling it past 9600. The sensex ended down 30 points at 9618.Stock specific movement continues and we maintain a bullish stance. One such scrip is Essar Oil. Which is what we have a trade in today.The Trade is as follows:Essar Oil Market Lot 5650 SharesEssar Oil Close on 5th Jan 42.75The trade:Buy 1 Lot Essar Oil 45 Call @

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The dream run on the bourses continues like there is no tomorrow. Today the sensex moved up by 108 points closing at 9648.The Bulls are making hay while the run continues, our trades are doing pretty good so we have nothing to complain.This sort of a run up always brings out the cautious part in all us traders. We maintain a bullish position till we get reason tochange our view.Time again to

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4th January 2006Today we have an interesting trade in ITC. This was it know as the ratio back spread. The assumption is ITC will move up.The trade is as follows:Market Lot of ITC 2250Tuesday close price 143.1The trade:Sell 1 ITC Jan 145 Call @ 3.75Buy 2 ITC Jan 150 Call @ 1.90The total risk with this strategy is Rs 313The Maximum profit possible is unlimitedGood Luck!

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Another record breaking day for the sensex. We are past the 9500 mark. To think just a year back 7000 looked difficult!!Wonder where we will end before this year is up. The 10000 mark does not look too difficult now. WIth this kind of momentum and liquidity it should be an easy target to achieve.we are fast approaching the results season, just a week ahead before we start getting news on the

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3rd January 2006Todays trade is in Ashok Leyland. It is a bullish position assuming the scrip will move up.Market Lot 9550 shares.Yesterdays close 31.8The trade is as follows:Buy 1 Ashok Leyland Jan 32.5 Put option @ 1.45Sell 1 Ashok Leyland Jan 35 Put option @ 3.9The total risk with this trade is Rs. 5252.Our Maximum reward would be Rs. 23395.Good Luck!

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The new years trading began on a subdued note. The sensex moved in a broad sideways movement through the day , ending in the negative towards the close. The sensex ended down 8 points at 9390. The mood is cautious in the markets, which is a healthy sign. Too much optimism can be a sign of a overheated market.Our new forum and web site is up and running. We hope to see you all there as active

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WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!from OptionwalaOur new site is up and running. don't forget to visit optionwala.com

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The sensex ended the December expiry on a bullish note. We hope to see you in the new year, with a brand new site. The blogging has been a little irregular for the same reason.Please bear with us. Hope to see you in the new year.Wishing all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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The markets continue to confound everyone. The roller coaster of a ride continues. Today the markets rallied sharply more than covering yesterdays drastic down move. In a sense the markets are living up to the parable of Mr. Market put forward by the legendary father of "Value Investing" school of thought Benjamin Graham. The parable goes something like this. "Think of yourself as owning a share

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Friday was the beginning of the move. The downward spiral gained momentum today. The Sensex felt selling pressure across the board and ended the day below 9100 at 9086. A drop of 171 points! The market breadth was negative with losers outnumbering the winners 4 to 1. A sign of short term weakness. The technicals of the market have termed bearish in the short term. Time to search for some trades

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We are coming to the end of 2005. This past year has been an especially good year for the financial markets. Almost all the stock markets be they Asian, European and also the America's have performed from well to exceptionally well.The return from the non American markets have been exceptional. Even the old laggard Japan had a spectacular rebound being up 37%!. The following gives you an idea of

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The markets could not hold on and move down through the day on Friday closing at 9257 down 115 points. This sort of movement is something we have gotten used to. We can expect more of this type of volatility in the days ahead. With the sensex trading in the 9000 plus range volatility is a part of our life.As for the outlook for the future. It is still bullish in the long term. We can expect a

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Wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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23 December 2005For today our trade is a bullish spread in Gujarat Ambuja Cements. We assume the scrip has a bullish bias over the next one month. The trade is as follows :Buy 1 GA Cem Jan 85 Call @ 3.60 Sell 1 GA Cem Jan 90 Call @ 2.00 The total cost / risk involved is Rs. 6600.Our total profit could be Rs. 14025.Market Lot of GA Cem is 4125 scrips.Close price 82.10All prices Thursday close.

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Today again the the markets drifted between a range but unlike the past two days the markets were in the positive for most of the session. The sensex ended up 33 points closing at 9372.Still time to stay bullish, till we get contrary signals. Selective stocks continued their upmove. The front runner stocks performed well, among them being Tata Steel, Tata Motors, ACC, ONGC, HDFC and HDFC Bank to

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