Since the beginning of 2016, Indian stock markets have fallen close to 7%. Overall they have fallen ~ 20% from their highs of 2015. What’s intriguing about this stock market correction is not the pace at which it has happened but the fact that no other asset class has done well during this period. What’s…
Stock Market Crash
Where Does the Money Go When Stock Markets Crash?
Indian stock markets have corrected close to 20% from their peak of 2015. Chinese markets have performed even more poorly, down nearly 50% from last year. I got asked this really interesting question: Where does the money go when stock markets crash? After all, those who sell stocks, (because of which the price corrects) must…
Indian Stocks – Debt & Market Capitalization
Over the last 8 years, BSE Sensex has delivered a return of ~ 24% (i.e. from 21,206 in January 2008 to 26,392 on 28 January 2015). Yes, since 2008 (pre-crash levels), bench-marked Indian stocks have risen by approximately 24%. If you purchased #Reliance shares for Rs.10 lakh on 26th August 2007, you would today have…
Identifying Stock Market Bubbles
A few years back a friend of mine recounted his experience of working at a hedge fund from its inception in 2005 to its fall in 2008. The fund which crossed U.S. $ 1 billion at one point dropped in value to below U.S. $ 300 million in less than 4 months towards the end…