Indian Stock Market
How the Indian stock market works and how it relates to the wider economy.
From the series Stock Market Basics
The Asset Most of Us Have Never Heard Of
Why land, gold and fixed deposits aren't the whole story — and why equity belongs in the conversation.
From the series Options Trading
Options Are Not a Lottery Ticket
Why 93% of retail options traders lose money — and the one thing options are actually good for.
What Is a Derivative, Really?
The foundation beneath futures and options explained with a litre of milk.
What Is an Index, and Why Does It Matter?
The Nifty 50, the Sensex, and how an index is actually built — the groundwork for trading index options.
Other articles
Systema Monitor (Week 45)
Week ending 6 November: the Nifty 500's best week in our records, back above its long-term trend. But momentum stocks slipped back into Drawdown.
Systema Monitor (Week 44)
Week ending 30 October: Risk Off lasted one week. Every index rose about 2%, foreign investors turned net buyers, and momentum is Healthy again.
Systema Monitor (Week 43)
Week ending 23 October: the regime turns Risk Off, smallcaps fall 7%, only 33 stocks rise, and momentum stocks slip into Drawdown.
Systema Monitor (Week 42)
Week ending 16 October: a broad bounce led by the largest companies and IT, while momentum stocks gave back some of their lead. Still Quiet Downtrend.
Systema Monitor (Week 41)
Week ending 9 October: the Nifty 500 ended flat, but most stocks fell, foreign investors kept selling, and the Quiet Downtrend reached five weeks.
Systema Monitor (Week 40)
Week ending 1 October: a quiet downtrend, all four main indices down over 3%, weak breadth, and Media and Private Bank join the sector leaders.