Investing in Stock - discussions?

hi Kamala,
excellent piece of advice. My husband has been insisting that I do this for years, but I ahd been very hesistant just because not to lose money in an area where we are not too sure. Your suggestions are pretty good and this is a very informative thread . glad i browsed through this today.
will initially try and learn about the stocks and see how well I can analyse before actually investing.
uma

Kamala,
Thanx for the bunch of info.
I understand that short trading is done by whom who wants to take out the profit faster.

So as a short term trader what do you advise our fellow ILites?

What are the buy and sell signals?How do you technically analyze them?

Dear sss,

Yes i do short term trading.Mostly i prefer momentum stocks for short term trading.
You have to be very careful in selecting the stocks and keep a strict stop loss.
By experience only we will know the price at which the stocks can be bought and sold.
I do not know any technical analysis.
I go according to my experience and take some views from my brokers.
i do trading only in A group and some good B group stocks.

I believe in markets and so whenever the good stocks are beaten down.i Buy them.
At any point of time some good stocks will get beaten down due to some reasons like govt policy measures etc.It will be right time to buy those stocks and so when some relief measures come they automatically would bounce back and we will get good profits.

Just before 3 or 4 months, technology went down like anything because of the dollar depreciation and infosys went below 1300.That time if someone had purchased that stock,they would have made 550 Rs per share (today it is trading around 1870)within this short period.and satyam was 350 and now it has touched 500 Rs.

So Good stocks will never let us down.Be selective and buy only very good stocks.We can buy even small quantities depending on our financial position.

Don't blindly follow any recommendation.Do home work.and you will have good profits.

Recently a friend of mine asked me some tips on stocks.I suggested some stocks which i bought based on my brokers recommendations and told that to her to buy it when it is cheap.She bought it at a very high price (i advised not to buy because of the high price)and when the market went down, she made a good loss whereas i made a good profit on that stock.

1.first understand the stock.
2.Read the expert views(most of the time technical experts give right views)
3.Wait for the stock to come down.(ONly experts can trade a stock at any price)
4.keep watching and be careful and keep strict stop losses.


If you don't understand what is what please never go for short term trading.JUst invest in some very good stocks and keep quiet.YOur capital will be saved that way.
As i am not an technical expert , i cannot give you tips.Please bear with me.My predictions work only for me and not for others.Take some good advices from your brokers(They will have fund managers) and invest.This is my
Most of the time i take the advices from my brokers and do trading.

So gals be careful and invest happily and earn more profits.

Originally Posted by sssaustin

Kamala,
Thanx for the bunch of info.
I understand that short trading is done by whom who wants to take out the profit faster.

So as a short term trader what do you advise our fellow ILites?

What are the buy and sell signals?How do you technically analyze them?

I think its an excellent piece of advice to beginners. Wish I had got this advice three years back. I got beaten up badly and only later understood how to play the game safe and adopt clear exit strategies...:)

Cheers!

Originally Posted by vkrithika1

Dear Shravantika and poorni,

Welcome to Stock trading.As you both are beginners, i will give you some suggestions.

1.Please do not expect huge profits or be greedy.Always go by the fundamentals.
Fundamentally good stocks will never let you down.
Some stocks may perform well because of some news.Please do not go for those stocks for want of more profits because once the news funda is over , the stock will go down like anything.Only a matured trader can trade in those stocks.

2.First invest only little amount.It should be your extra money.

3.For one month do paper trading.I will give you some suggestions on that.

First select 10 stocks.(fundementally very good stocks) one each from diff sectors.for eg

1.tech---- eg. infosys, satyam,niit tech
2.capital goods- eg bhel,abb,
3.cement eg ACC, Gujarat ambuja cem, shree cem, india cements
4.infrastructure eg L&T,DLF, gmr inf, HCC,Nagarjuna const.
5.Power eg Rel power, Tata power, power grid
6.Textiles eg Alok industries, arvind mills,bombay rayons
7.oil eg Reliance, ONGC, BPCL,IOC, reliance petroleum,Reliance natural resources
8.telecom eg Relcomm,Bharthi,idea cellular,tatatele
9.banks eg SBI,yes bank,hdfc,icici,bank of baroda,ubi,axis bank...
10.Auto eg Tata motors, mahindra,Ashok leyland,bharat forge....

NOw you select 10 or 20 stocks and know the business fully(growth,profitability,earnings per share, profit earning ratio).
Now write the stocks in a paper and write the Market price as on the date.
Now watch the movement of the stocks daily and for 1 month write the high price,low price and also note down th 52week high and low.
STudy all the news related to those stocks(You can browse Moneycontrol.com for the news and views of technical experts).

THere are two channels CNBC TV 18 and NDTV profit.Watch the channels for 1 month.You will see the views of experts.

Now after 1 month, you will be thorough in those 10 or 20 stocks and also you will know when to buy and when to sell.

Some fundamentally good stocks would have been beaten down for some reasons(for eg,infosys was at its 52 week low(around 1300rs) due to recession in us and rupee movement but now it is 1870),so when it's price comes down, you can buy that stock for investment.So there will limited downside and you will get very good profits in the long term.

Please do not be over greedy. Have patience and believe the markets.You will get good results when you invest with strict discipline.

Happy investing.

Hi All,
have been posting in threads for a while and came across this .. didn't know share trading thread is also there. Thanks a lot for starting this thread shalini.

I also do small time stock trading. read thru krithika's post. Its really informative. thanks a lot for sharing it with others. As u said i also trade in reliable and strong shares like sathyam, RIL etc. But even if they r strong companies sometimes the general downward trend affect them too. i do short term trade and sometimesdaily trading.
Which s/w are u guys using? I'm in Indiainfoline s/w, which helps in real online trading.

Ladies...plz keep on discussing abt trading.. I feel that share trading is one self employment we all can do from home... no need to go to an office. its convenient..
looking fwd to more discussions and tips from veterans...
Cheers,
sujithra

Originally Posted by vkrithika1

Dear sss,

Yes i do short term trading.Mostly i prefer momentum stocks for short term trading.
You have to be very careful in selecting the stocks and keep a strict stop loss.
By experience only we will know the price at which the stocks can be bought and sold.
I do not know any technical analysis.
I go according to my experience and take some views from my brokers.
i do trading only in A group and some good B group stocks.

I believe in markets and so whenever the good stocks are beaten down.i Buy them.
At any point of time some good stocks will get beaten down due to some reasons like govt policy measures etc.It will be right time to buy those stocks and so when some relief measures come they automatically would bounce back and we will get good profits.

Just before 3 or 4 months, technology went down like anything because of the dollar depreciation and infosys went below 1300.That time if someone had purchased that stock,they would have made 550 Rs per share (today it is trading around 1870)within this short period.and satyam was 350 and now it has touched 500 Rs.

So Good stocks will never let us down.Be selective and buy only very good stocks.We can buy even small quantities depending on our financial position.

Don't blindly follow any recommendation.Do home work.and you will have good profits.

Recently a friend of mine asked me some tips on stocks.I suggested some stocks which i bought based on my brokers recommendations and told that to her to buy it when it is cheap.She bought it at a very high price (i advised not to buy because of the high price)and when the market went down, she made a good loss whereas i made a good profit on that stock.

1.first understand the stock.
2.Read the expert views(most of the time technical experts give right views)
3.Wait for the stock to come down.(ONly experts can trade a stock at any price)
4.keep watching and be careful and keep strict stop losses.


If you don't understand what is what please never go for short term trading.JUst invest in some very good stocks and keep quiet.YOur capital will be saved that way.
As i am not an technical expert , i cannot give you tips.Please bear with me.My predictions work only for me and not for others.Take some good advices from your brokers(They will have fund managers) and invest.This is my
Most of the time i take the advices from my brokers and do trading.

So gals be careful and invest happily and earn more profits.

Hi All,

Kamala has given nice tips for on how to look at trading. I have been saying about never being greedy all the time. but it is a discipline that is difficult to practice for lot.

Further to her simple explanation i would like to say the experts use terms like PE, BV, DMA (Daily moving averages), and also I have discussed the terms and how to analyse a stock fundamentals in this thread...have a look.

With the increase in fuel surcharges, which are the companies that could likely benefit...oil companies, drilling companies, refineries, and companies related to these..and a little of the same will be passed on to other compa nies.

Few days back, there was a discussion going on about bringing in some subsidy's in the fertilizer segment. and few of the good fertilizer stocks shot up. the funny part was any share with the fertilizer added to its name was in the green.....this works good when you are into day trading. You just cannot go in the with that type of trend if you are a short term or long player..because the fundamentals of the companies also play a part.

One more small suggestion...always do your bit of research before investing. even if it is an advice from an expert..because a little analysis following the game along with the expert not only gives you more experience but also will keep you out of greed or burning your fingers....

again my 2 cents.....

Hi,

I am a new member at Indus ladies. I'm a writer and write for various newspapers, websites and companies. I'm working on article on indian housewives and online trading. the article is for a bangalore newspaper - Deccan Herald. would you mind talking to me about your experiences, how you started and etc. i can conceal your real name in the article if you want.

please do write to me.

Kanchana

I am a novice at stocks. I am very interested in learning about this. I do not get much help as my husband himself isnt into it. Looking to start small.Any inputs how do I go about it.Any help.

hi chocalate,

The market globally is volatile. as a newbie, you may have a beginners' luck, but knowing when to enter and exit a stock is very important and the other thing is never being driven by greed.

If you are planning on long term buy fundamentally strong stocks and forget it . If you are looking at making quick money, then you need to learn to observe the market trend well, the factors that could spike a stock.

For example, ranbaxy was in the green for the last 4 sessions when the whole market was in the red. yesterday the ranbaxy pharma unit has been sold over to another company. this way keeping track of news that could affect the prices.

all the best. Do post your experience.

Not much to cheer for the investor right now. The double digit inflation, with the FM saying we have made lot of stringent controls does not make us less wary,the then possibility of interest hikes again, and also the over head fear of a break in the political front...which also has led to rumours about a election in November.

So what is in store for the investor...long term, just keep watching from the sidelines, buy the ones that are fundamentally strong..Short term and day traders need to watch as the closing of dow at down 200 points may show some effect at the opening of indian market.

The inflation at a 13 year high,makes us wary. The price rise, which is hitting the buying of cars, homes could slowly seep into the consumer goods sector. which could spell a downward spiral in the sectors of automobile, real estate and a increase in interest could really batter these two sectors along with the banking sector.....

commodity market play a key role in how this market fares...I feel FM should put a suspension on the commodity market, at least for the basic commodities that are needed.....will it really help in stabilising the prices.??