Tag: Market Volatility
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Why Equity Funds Struggle to Attract Retail Investors Even as Markets Rally
Understanding the Dissonance: Market Rally vs. Equity Fund Inflows Equity funds, which pool money to invest in stocks, have historically depended on investor confidence and risk appetite. In recent times, a noticeable disconnect has emerged: stock markets often post multi-year highs, yet the flow of money into equity funds remains lackluster. To understand this paradox,…
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Wall Street Slips as Fed Jitters Persist; Nvidia and Palantir Drag Tech Stocks Lower
Wall Street Opens Lower on Fed Jitters U.S. stock markets opened lower on Friday as investors continued to grapple with the Federal Reserve’s stance on monetary policy and the potential timetable for future rate cuts. The prospect of a December move downward in rates has kept pressure on equities, particularly technology shares that have driven…
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Markets Slip as AI Stock Valuations and Economic Risks Weigh on Wall Street
Overview: Wall Street Faces a Choppy Week as AI Valuations Lead the Decline Wall Street’s major indexes extended their losses for a second session, pushing into weekly negative territory as investors confronted a mix of sky‑high valuations in the technology sector and growing concerns about the broader economy. The session reflected a cautious mood: traders…
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Frequent Trades by Tanco’s MD Precede Sharp Fall in Shares
Overview: A Notable Pattern in Tanco Holdings’ Trading Tanco Holdings Bhd (KL:TANCO) has been under the spotlight after a sequence of frequent share trades by its group managing director and major shareholder, Datuk Seri Andrew Tan Jun Suan. Over recent weeks, Tan’s trading activity has shown a pattern of daily purchases and sales, a behavior…
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Global Markets Tumble as Gold Soars to Record High amid Bank Stress Fears
Global markets retreat as concerns over US regional banks mount Global stock markets fell sharply on Thursday as headlines about US regional banks exposed to millions of dollars in bad loans and alleged fraud spurred investor risk-off sentiment. European indices led the retreat, with London’s FTSE 100 dropping around 1.5%, Germany’s Dax slipping about 2%,…
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Why Silver ETFs Are Trading at a Steep Premium: A Closer Look at the Rally
Silver ETFs Rally: Premiums Grow Despite Softening Futures The ongoing surge in silver has captured the attention of retail investors and market watchers alike. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), top-traded silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from providers such as SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, and Axis Mutual Fund have surged by roughly 9% to…
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Gold Surges Past Record $4,000 as Uncertainty Fuels Rally
Gold climbs to record highs as investors seek safety Gold has surged to new record levels, breaking the $4,000-an-ounce barrier as traders weigh global political and economic uncertainty. Spot gold traded above $4,011 an ounce in Asia on Wednesday, while gold futures reached a similar level, underscoring robust demand for the precious metal as a…
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Efficient Market Theory: Profiting From Short-Term Moves
Understanding the Efficient Market Theory in Practice The Efficient Market Theory (EMH) posits that asset prices instantly reflect all available information, making it exceptionally difficult to beat the market through stock picking or timing. For many investors, this leads to a preference for passive, diversified portfolios—broad stock indices and bonds—that aim to capture market returns…
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Stock Market Distortions: Profiting From Short-Term Market Chaos
Introduction: The Theory and the Reality of Market Distortions The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) suggests that stock prices instantly reflect all available information, making consistent beats to the market by stock picking or timing nearly impossible. I share this belief and often recommend a core portfolio of market indexes and bonds. Yet real-world markets aren’t…
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When the Market Bleeds: Profiting from Short-Term Stock Mispricings
While the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) suggests that prices always reflect all available information, real-world markets periodically overreact or underreact to events. Fear, optimism, and cognitive biases can create mispricings that savvy investors aim to exploit in the short term. This article examines how volatility can generate opportunities, the risks involved, and practical paths for…