A lot of people (specially the beginners) buy stocks based on some friend's recommendation : XYZ le le, pukka chalega, maine bhi le rakha hai.
Few might have made money this way, but most do not. Why ?
There has to be a process.
Fundamentals based investing need thorough analysis of the Business & Company.
Here is a preliminary checklist by the legendary investor Peter lynch
What Peter lynch advised to avoid:
Hot stocks in hot industries.
Small firms) with too big plans
Profitable companies engaged in diversifying acquisitions. Lynch terms these "diworseifications."
Companies in which one customer accounts for 25% to 50% of their sales.
After we identify industry and companies to analyze further, we need to do valuation which is very tough work.
Here is a very good example of how can we analyze a company.
A very good resource recommended for all. Yo wont find this content anywhere else, because it has come from the real life experience and not from text books.
I conclude this fundamental investing thread with these wise words from my Fauzi friend @AnkurJayakar who is an expert in people/personality assessment also.
So friends here is the thread on Darvas System through which a professional Dancer turned US$ 1L to US$ 2 Million.
The crux of his system: Buy into strength, Sell in weakness.
Lets see his system in detail in next tweets here.
Like all of us Darvas was attracted towards Stocks, but initially he was also confused as most of us have been at the initial stage. He bought stocks on tips from friends and colleagues with bad results.
This is an excerpt from his book:
In Stock Market there are only two primary data; Price & Volume. All else, whether its indicators or oscillators or patterns are based on these two data points only.
One fine day this dawned on Darvas and that was his Aha ! Moment. That day onwards he put a system in place.
So friends here is the thread on the recommended pathway for new entrants in the stock market.
Here I will share what I believe are essentials for anybody who is interested in stock markets and the resources to learn them, its from my experience and by no means exhaustive..
First the very basic : The Dow theory, Everybody must have basic understanding of it and must learn to observe High Highs, Higher Lows, Lower Highs and Lowers lows on charts and their implications.
Even those who are more inclined towards fundamental side can also benefit from Dow theory, as it can hint start & end of Bull/Bear runs thereby indication entry and exits.