- Don’t chase fast wealth: Want to get rich quickly? Remember, the market can take your money just as quickly. Fast wealth has two speeds — going up and coming down, with the second often having no brakes! Patience may be boring, but being broke is worse. If someone promises to double your money in days, ask why they are telling you instead of doing it themselves. FOMO often means entering after everyone else has already entered. The fastest way to lose money is to chase quick wealth. Focus instead on good decisions, discipline and time, and let wealth follow you.
- The stock market is the ultimate teacher: Stop-loss teaches humility and when to let go. Consolidation teaches patience and discipline. Losses teach risk management and process over outcome. Trends teach us to respect reality instead of fighting it. Bull markets teach confidence, bear markets teach humility, crashes teach patience, profit booking teaches us not to fall in love with stocks, and FOMO teaches the cost of late entries. Even JOMO — the Joy of Missing Out — reminds us that sometimes not buying or selling is the right decision. The market is an expensive teacher, but every lesson can make us wiser. Keep learning, keep growing!
- Rising crude and severe drought risk are negative for bulls and investors: Rising crude and the risk of the biggest drought in 20 years are major concerns. El Niño could hurt domestic production, while falling pulse imports may add to inflationary pressure. Skymet has indicated a 70% probability of drought, raising concerns over food inflation and purchasing power. Brent crude above $80 is another major negative for the Indian economy. For now, focus on a few selected growth-oriented stocks with strong Q1 FY27 EBITDA and PAT growth and an optimistic Q2 FY27 outlook, along with quality IPOs amid the heavy IPO pipeline expected over the next 3-4 months.
- Astro junction: Rahu remains in Dhanishta Nakshatra until 5th December 2026, while Saturn remains retrograde until 11th December 2026. This combination may result in wild volatility, with unexpected sharp rises and sudden falls, creating significant stress for traders and investors. Reduce F&O and options trading, avoid overtrading and leverage, and strictly avoid margin trading or MTF until December 2026. Be mentally and financially prepared for sudden gap-ups and gap-downs whenever volatility accelerates.
- Guarantee at what cost? We love guaranteed returns, guaranteed income and guaranteed safety. But investing offers no certainty. Expenses, inflation, healthcare costs, education and future goals can all change. A guaranteed return may look comfortable, but if inflation exceeds the return, purchasing power quietly declines. Investing is therefore not about seeking certainty but managing probabilities. Instead of asking, “Which investment guarantees my return?”, ask, “What is the probability of achieving my goal, and how can I improve it?” A Rs.1-3 crore goal 20 years from now cannot be planned using today’s expenses alone. Income, lifestyle, inflation and markets will change. Disciplined planning, diversification, patience and staying invested can improve the probability of achieving long-term financial goals. Don’t build your financial future around guarantees; build it around probabilities.
- Sensex has gone 697 days without hitting a new all-time high, making it the 4th-longest pause of the 21st century. Previous instances were 1,089 days from November 2010 to October 2013, 1,030 days from January 2008 to November 2010, and 792 days from January 2015 to March 2017. The current 697-day phase from September 2024 is ongoing. Long consolidations do not last forever — sooner or later, they resolve into either a breakout or a breakdown.
