Tweet Buster: Tweet Buster: What the Snakes and Ladders Game tells us about investing in a bull market
In this edition of Tweet Buster, we sift through the social media channel to bring out the best in investing, market strategies, and the dos and don’ts of navigating a volatile market.
The goldfish investor
Edelweiss Mutual Fund Managing Director and CEO Radhika Gupta took a story from Ruskin Bond and said investors should be like goldfish. “Lots of noise, news and social media are there to fuss you around, squirm, scream and change direction. Don’t get hit. Corrections are coming, like those neighborhood cats. But they also end. “she said. noted.
Be a goldfish investor. Lots of fuss, news, and social media are out there to get you agitated, squirming and screaming and changing direction. Don’t let it get to you. Corrections are coming, like those neighborhood cats. But they also end.
– Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) September 12, 2021
Your wallet may gasp, but the markets are coming back to balance, and so is the bowl of water. What is important is to continue swimming silently towards your goals.
– Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) September 12, 2021
Invest vs trader
Value investor Vijay Kedia likened futures trading to milking a bull.
Investing is like milking a cow. Trading (future) is like milking a bull. 🐃 pic.twitter.com/cDIwGEz4sD
– Vijay Kedia (@ VijayKedia1) September 11, 2021
For options traders
Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath said from September 27 that market stop loss (SL-M) orders will not be available for options because NSE is shutting down the installation. “This should help avoid abnormal transactions and significantly reduce its impact.”
From September 27, Stop-Loss Market (SL-M) orders will no longer be available for options. @NSEIndia stops the installation. This should help to avoid abnormal transactions and significantly reduce its impact. https://t.co/WNh2odSUYz
– Nithin Kamath (@ Nithin0dha) September 17, 2021
For higher and more stable yields
Kalpen Parekh, of DSP Mutual Fund, said that we are unaware that higher returns come with a lot of temporary uncertainties and therefore we cannot manage volatility. “The FD have taught us that we get stable returns every year. Equities have taught us that we get higher returns. Both of these results make us strive for higher, stable returns.”
The FD taught us that we get consistent returns every year
Stocks have taught us that we get higher returns
These two results lead us to aspire to higher and more stable returns.
What we don’t know: Higher returns come with a lot of temporary uncertainties
Therefore, we cannot handle the volatility
– Kalpen Parekh (@KalpenParekh) September 19, 2021
Investing is a game
Parekh said that in the game of snakes and ladders there are three snakes between the numbers 90 and 100 that take you all the way. “It’s important to be lucky and careful with higher numbers. This is also true for valuations in such high ranges. Large corrections or low returns occur from such high valuation levels.”
In the game of 🐍 & 🪜, there are 3 snakes 🐍 between 90 and 100 that descend to the end
It is important to be lucky and careful with higher numbers
True for valuations also in such high bands
Large corrections or low returns occur from such high valuation levels
– Kalpen Parekh (@KalpenParekh) September 18, 2021
Protection against volatility
Parekh said that a fund with lower volatility and return can still generate a higher return than a fund with higher fluctuations and returns. “Low volatility funds keep our anxieties low and we end up staying invested longer. We own DFs as long as the returns are linear.”
A fund with lower volatility and return may still give us a higher return than a fund with higher fluctuations and returns.
The low volatility fund keeps our anxieties low and we end up staying invested longer
We have FD as long as the returns are linear
– Kalpen Parekh (@KalpenParekh) September 18, 2021
For ITC fans
Independent market expert Sandip Sabharwal said ITC’s capital allocation was very poor. “Very few companies had the cash flow they did, but the strategy was always a mash-up. Management is too comfortable with comfortable offices, good salaries, ESOPs, etc. No motivation, ”he said.
Their capital allocation has been very poor. Very few companies had the cash flow they did have, but the strategy was always a mash up. Management is too comfortable with comfortable offices, good salaries, ESOPs, etc. No reader https://t.co/Cqve0kETRx
– sandip sabharwal (@sandipsabharwal) September 14, 2021
Market vs economy
Sabharwal said short-term stock movements and the long-term direction of the economy are two different things. “The stock markets cannot go up directly. If they have a period of frantic movement, the decline will be painful for those who do not recognize the risks,” he said.
Short-term stock movements and the long-term direction of the economy are two different things.
The stock markets cannot go in a straight line. If they have a period of frantic ramp-up then the decline will be painful for those who do not recognize the risks https://t.co/RsUnV2pZF4– sandip sabharwal (@sandipsabharwal) September 18, 2021
Gems by Ian Cassel
The market always pays a premium for large companies which are simple to understand but difficult to replicate.
– Ian Cassel (@iancassel) September 12, 2021
The more I invest, the more I realize that you get 1 to 2 really good opportunities every few years. The rest of the time is spent wondering if you’ll have another great opportunity again and convincing yourself that you have mediocre opportunities while you wait.
– Ian Cassel (@iancassel) September 16, 2021
Stop making excuses for the losers in your wallet.
A loser is not a falling stock.
A loser is a business that continues to underperform your expectations that you continue to hold because you think it’s too cheap to sell.
– Ian Cassel (@iancassel) September 15, 2021
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