Learn Stock Market Trading with Free Lessons & Tips

I love stock market and have been invetsor since 2006 . I have traded in options and have various experiences - good , bad in stock market .

I believe biggest mistake people make in stock markets is not investing enough time or money to educate themselves . They would see 10s of youtube channels , consult friends and take opinions of people who are not experts and then finally take their own decision unsystematically .

That is the reason SEBI is discouraging people to trade in Future Options especially Options because Options are sophisticated instruments which if nt learnt well can lead to big losses . 

Therefore my mantra always is to educate yourself -- invest time and find a good teacher to educate yourself .   

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I have been an investor in stock market since 2006 and trader since 2020-21 . I have got myself certified in NISM Series 8 , 21b and planning 15 also .

I don't know when you asked this question but stock markets mostly all over the world usually goes up . Very rarely it comes down continuously over a long period of time . The reason is stock market and economy are two different things . 

Even though economy of a country may not do well , but stock markets may do well . Because stock mrkets usually always comprise of the best boys in the class . Every company of a country will not be able to get themselves listed on stock exchanges because regulators like SEBI will always put great controls checks and balances in place .

Whichever company gets listed on stock markets , they usually have good track records of profitability consistency and they grow at a rate much faster than the economic growth of the country overall .  So usually stock markets mostly go up as has been the case since World Wars , Great Depressions etc.  

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I have been an investor in stock market since 2006 and trader since 2020-21 . I have got myself certified in NISM Series 8 , 21b and planning 15 also . I have gone through various NISM textbooks , which are free to download from below link .  You just give your name email phone number basic details and download whichever study material you want to study .  PLEASE REMEMBER YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE MATERIALS FREE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED TO GIVE THE CERTIFICATION EXAM .  BELOW IS THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD : -NISM - Certification Exam Workbooks .

NISM---NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECURITIES MANAGEMENT 

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I have been an investor in stock market since 2006 and trader since 2020-21 . I have got myself certified in NISM Series 8 , 21b and planning 15 also .

I would advise you to start with investment in NIFTY ETF .. NIFTY 50 is the index comprised of 50 largest company stocks of India and is the most active and popular index of India .  NIFTY 50 companies are the healthiest companies in India having the best track record of profits . NIFTY 50 ETF is an instrument in which once yoi unvest , your money is allocated to all theses 50 stocks in the proportion on which their market capital exists inside NIFTY . Therefore your investment is fully diversified among all the major sectors of India like Banking , IT , Auto , FMCG , Real estate, Infrastructure , Power , Telecom , Oil and Gas , Metal . 

So start investing in small tranches so that you do not invest at one specific level of the market . Invest every week or month a capital hat you can afford .  

Hope you start this exercise sooner rather than later 

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Some of the most widely used and effective technical indicators include:

1. Moving Averages (MA)

• Simple Moving Average (SMA): Helps smooth out price data to identify the direction of the trend.
• Exponential Moving Average (EMA): Gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive to new information.

2. Relative Strength Index (RSI)

• Purpose: Measures the speed and change of price movements to identify overbought or oversold conditions.
• Usage: RSI values above 70 typically indicate overbought conditions, while values below 30 indicate oversold conditions.

3. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

• Purpose: Shows the relationship between two moving averages of a stock’s price.
• Usage: A bullish signal occurs when the MACD line crosses above the signal line, and a bearish signal occurs when it crosses below.

4. Bollinger Bands

• Purpose: Consists of a middle band (usually an SMA) and two outer bands that represent standard deviations of the price.
• Usage: Prices near the upper band may indicate overbought conditions, while prices near the lower band may indicate oversold conditions.

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I have been an investor in stock market since 2006 and have been a trader post Corona in options . I teach students options and technical analysis . I have NISM Series 8 and 21b certifications . 

Yes stock market is a zero sum game in the secondary market when it is traded . Number of equity shares are fixed . Therefore when someone sells A number of shares some other person or group of people will buy the same  A number of shares . But when company management decides to infuse more shares then company owners are diluting their stakes or selling their shareholding for common people to increase their shareholding . Again it is a zero sum game because here also the number of additional shares available to public for purchase is same as those offloaded by management .  

But the fact that it is a zero sum game overall doesn't have that great a significance on an individual . Because if he is constantly making losses , obviously another person is constantly making profit from his losses. But that another person is not constant and is not possible or useful to be tracked ...it is like you did not take a Rs 10 note from a shopkeeper because you find it in a abd condition . Now the shopkeeper may have given it to someone else but from your perspective it is not important to know what happens with the 10 Rs note . I hope you found my explanation  worthwhile .

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Hello Bonita , I am Priyankush , an investor in stock market since 2006 and am a trader in stock market since 2020-21 in Options . I have NISM series 8,21b and preparing for NISM Series 15 . 

Indian stock market is comprised of indices like Sensex , Nifty . These indices again contain stocks based on market capitals - multiplication of share price and number of shares available for trading in stock markets .  Now depending on how these stocks perform during a period the indices like nifty or sensex will change accordingly depending upon weighted average prices of these company shares . Now there will be company specific news and country specific new from indian governement , finanace minister , RBI etc. and also international news like Israel palestine Russia ukraine US elections , US federal reserve interest rate decision etc. All of these information get discounted in the price that we see on our screen because people take positions in company stocks or on the overall indices based upon these news either in advance or upon receiving the news .  therefore markets are very efficient as it is not possible to manipulate stock markets by one or few players .. .for every buyer there is  a seller and vice versa .. so overall its a zero sum game when it comes to number of shares which gets succesfully executed or traded in  day .  

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The best software to analyze the stock market depends on your specific needs, skill level, and preferences. Here are some popular options: 1. *Technical Analysis:* - MetaStock - NinjaTrader - TradingView - Amibroker 2. *Fundamental Analysis:* - Bloomberg Terminal - Thomson Reuters Eikon - FactSet - Quandl 3. *Charting and Visualization:* - Thinkorswim (by TD Ameritrade) - Interactive Brokers' Trader Workstation - eSignal - StockCharts 4. *Backtesting and Strategy Development:* - QuantConnect - Backtrader - Zipline - Catalyst 5. *Screening and Scanning:* - Finviz - Yahoo Finance - Google Finance - Stock Rover 6. *Machine Learning and AI:* - Alpaca - Quantopian - Keras - TensorFlow Consider the following factors when choosing software: - Data coverage and quality - User interface and ease of use - Analytical tools and features - Customization and scripting capabilities - Integration with trading platforms or brokers - Cost and subscription models - Community support and resources It's essential to explore and evaluate different options to find the best fit for your specific needs and goals. read less