Money Times Talk (MTTs) – 19/05/26

  • As per market veteran, trading is the only profession where overworking can make you poorer. Successful trading is not about predicting the future, but about discipline, risk management & sticking to strategy despite emotional pressure.

 

  • Wars ignite volatility. Volatility creates fear. Fear creates mispricing & mispricing creates opportunity. Markets reward courage only when backed by wisdom. Investors should avoid getting carried away in rallies or panicking during corrections because markets, money & life never move in a straight line. Greed during rallies & fear during declines often become the biggest reasons for losses. Every rise is followed by consolidation & every fall is followed by recovery. The real game in investing is about controlling emotions, not chasing prices. Wise investors ignore rumours, daily noise & temporary volatility and remain committed to their strategy. Stay humble in rallies & patient during declines because a calm mind is the biggest strength in investing.

 

  • Trading Rules: a) Be patient & wait for the right opportunity. b) Trade on your own ideas & strategy, not on tips. c) Never risk too much on one company or event. d) Think clearly about entry, profit booking & stop loss before taking a trade. e) Markets move before fundamentals, so respect price action. f) Stay flexible & accept mistakes quickly. g) Buy on extreme weakness & sell on extreme strength. h) Avoid distractions & remain focused. i) Opportunities in markets never stop, so stay confident.

 

  • Take care; Most people buy insurance based on what agents sell instead of calculating what their family would actually need if income suddenly stops. If yearly family contribution is Rs.10 lakh & 20 earning years are left, income value itself crosses Rs.2 cr. Then a Rs.20-30 lakh policy may not be enough to protect lifestyle, education, EMIs & future goals. Insurance is not about policy count, but about proper income replacement. Before aggressive investing, first protect the income source creating wealth.

 

  • Grateful people build wealth while others only earn money. Gratitude turns income into wealth because it creates discipline, patience & long-term thinking. Wealth grows where gratitude flows. Markets are full of panic buying, panic selling & fear of missing out, but real wealth is created through patience & discipline. Markets do not punish ignorance as much as they punish indiscipline. Always remain grateful to Universe/God for everything around you.

 

  • Small & microcaps can create multibaggers in bull markets, but they can also fall the hardest in bear phases. Many 3x–10x stocks fail to sustain gains across full market cycles as drawdowns of 40–60% are common. Smallcaps are not “buy & forget” investments, but “buy, monitor & manage” opportunities. Smart investors focus on governance, valuations, cycle awareness & selective conviction bets. Wealth is created not only by generating returns, but also by protecting capital during deep corrections. Every bear market eventually creates future wealth creators for disciplined investors.
MT | Money Times

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