Vanshika Kothari 
The Buffett: Hagstrom Screen is a screen based on the investing style of Warren Buffett. Many of the investors are in awe of the exceptional investment success of Warren Buffett. According to the Efficient Market Hypothesis, prices are never so low or so high that they can be taken advantage of which is why people … Read more
Quite often, products and services of various companies have an influence on us or their missions align with our beliefs. For the purpose of investing however, it becomes difficult to pick a stock within that sector to invest in. Thematic Investing is a method that enables you to invest in long-term trends or themes that … Read more
Options are financial derivatives that involve a buyer and seller where the buyer pays the premium for an option in return for the rights granted by the contract. Traders buy and sell options for speculation to hold a leveraged position, and Investors usually buy or sell options for hedging purposes to reduce the risk of … Read more
Stock Repair Option Strategy, as the name indicates, is used to recover from the loss suffered on going long on a stock that has now fallen in price. Investors who are looking forward to cost averaging their position when the underlying stock price is falling can apply the stock repair strategy. This strategy limits future … Read more
Comparable Sector Analysis is the study of the economic and fundamental prospects of a particular sector of an economy. It provides an insight into the various fundamental aspects of that sector. This analysis gives knowledge about the current trend and demand for the products/ services in that sector. In addition, sector analysis helps forecast the … Read more
Ben Graham Valuation model is a simple and straightforward model used by investors to calculate the intrinsic value of a stock using fundamental analysis. It has to be noted that the Ben Graham model is applicable only from a long-term investment perspective. Intrinsic value of the company is calculated using a company’s factors such as … Read more
Usually when stock prices hit their 52-week lows, there is a lot of fear and panic among investors at that time. However, Walter Schloss’ approach helps investors to find values among the lows. He said “We want to buy cheap stocks based on a small premium over book value, usually a depressed market price, a … Read more
Conversion arbitrage is an options trading strategy to take advantage of perceived inefficiencies present in the pricing of options. Also known as reversal-conversion (or reverse conversion), it is a strategy where the trader buys a put and writes a covered call (a call on a stock that they already own) with identical strike prices and … Read more
Technical analysts use pivot point to determine the overall trend of the market over different time frames. They are calculated using the high, low, and closing prices of previous trading sessions and predict support and resistance levels in the current or upcoming session. Thus, they can be a handy tool for range-bound traders to identify … Read more
Investor sentiments play a significant role in driving the market prices, direction, volatility, and volume. Hence, tracking these sentiments and emotions of investors becomes essential. Developed by CNN Money, the Fear & Greed Index measures two main emotions that influence how much investors are inclined to pay for stocks. The fear & greed index is … Read more
