Rising crude oil prices, weak rupee, political uncertainty ahead of state and central elections, etc., all have spoilt the stock market party. But is there anything new in this? Markets have gone down earlier because of such macro-economic and geo-political factors. Yet, panic, anxiety, confusion – any emotion related to fear is common amongst investors. They always face the common dilemma of whether to sell or not. This indecisiveness amongst investors stems from the fact th

The stock markets are hitting new highs and investors must be facing the common dilemma – whether to book profits and then re-enter the markets on correction. When that correction would happen, no one knows. Predicting It would be more difficult than winning Blackjack in a casino. Although markets are cyclical and they reflect sentiment based on potential political events, macro-economic indicators, corporate earnings performance, it does not mean an investor can accurately p