Stock Market Education

A small retail investor/trader who followed live calls of a famous trainer on a popular social media video network lost a substantial chunk of his investment portfolio in just two days after the call went wrong. Things like heserarely make it to media headlines though they happen every now and then. Hence, we take this opportunity to go back to the basics of investing.   1. Get Educated : Whom should investor blame when his investment strategy does not work?While typical investors push the blame on someone or something, it is mostly his lack of knowledge or understanding of the financial instrument that leads to loss. For example, investors try trading in derivative instruments to get big money with small capital ignoring the fact that derivatives are largely hedging instruments but carry a risk of total capital wipe-out if they are not handled correctly. Investors should ask themselves as to how much time they are spending reading or learning about the markets. Modern stock mark...

This week's journey was punctuated by minor hiccups on the Nifty, but they just proved to be easy pickings for the Nifty. The Bulls once again displayed strength and they bought into every opportunity presented in the form of shallow dips. Interestingly every critical Resistance is being dispatched to the Casualty list and the list continues to grow. Interestingly this week, the Nifty has managed a close within the Resistance Zone in the form of Bearish Gap at Nifty 11035-11244 but yet not overcome it. Hence for a change the Resistance Zone still holds. The coming week will see the Nifty not only surpassing this zone but also challenge the Weekly Trendline Resistance falling at Nifty  11330. Immediate Support for the Nifty is between 10953-10933 which is the weekly Bullish Gap.   Technically Speaking :- Sensex opened the week at 37409, made a high of 38235, low of 37185 and closed the week at 38128. Thus it closed the week with a gain of 1108 points. At the same time the Nif...

BDH INDUSTRIES LTD CMP 76 ENTRY 72 TO 75 STOPLOSS 65 TARGET 150++ TIME: 36 MONTHS BDH Industries Limited operates as a pharmaceutical company.The Company offers a full range of oral solid dosages, drugs, andmedicinal products, as well as provides health care services.   Particulars Qtr. Ended Q4FY20 Q4FY19 % Var. Sales 12.49 8.13 54 PBT 1.46 0.61 139 PAT 1.15 0.55 109 BDH has a manufacturing area spread over 42,500 square feet and meets WHO GMP standards and very strict in-house specifications. Company has a huge land bank at prime location near Kandivali, Mumbai. BDH has an equity base of Rs.5.76 crore that is supported by reserves of around Rs.30.94 crore. The promoters hold 55.56% of the equity capital, which leaves 44.44% stake for the  investing public. For Q4FY20, BDH posted a 109% higher PAT of Rs.1.15 on higher sales of Rs.12.49 crore and an EPS of Rs.2. During FY20, it posted a 23% higher PAT of Rs.5.94 crore on higher sales of Rs.59.48 crore and an EPS of...