Sonali Ranade And Shaelja Sharma

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World equity markets may attempt to stake out a new high

World equity markets may attempt to stake out a new high

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2013

The fall in equity values following the spike in interest rates was sharp but very shallow; stopping just at the 50 DMA for most markets even after the first 5-wave leg down was complete. That shows markets could have another leg up that could make new highs, says Sonali Ranade

Equities all set to resume bid for new highs

Equities all set to resume bid for new highs

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2013

The structure of the rallies that unfold will determine if they make new highs or not, and there is scope for new highs, says Sonali Ranade

Next market rally could be last before major correction

Next market rally could be last before major correction

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2013

If the corrections underway across most markets hold first support, the probability of another leg to the rally until mid-August is fairly certain, says Sonali Ranade

World commodity markets continue to slide, equities pause

World commodity markets continue to slide, equities pause

Rediff.com   26 May 2013

There is no ignoring the fact that world equity markets at this point are in unsustainable parabolic trajectories. The question is when, not if, a deep and sharp correction arrives. Investors need to be prepared for a quick exit if they are riding the rallies at this late stage, says Sonali Ranade

Expect equity markets and dollar to consolidate

Expect equity markets and dollar to consolidate

Rediff.com   19 May 2013

Clearly the DXY is overbought and needs to work off overbought conditions. That will trigger consolidation in US equity markets that are just as overbought, says Sonali Ranade

US markets make new highs while Nifty plods on

US markets make new highs while Nifty plods on

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

Nifty could consolidate below 6100 for a week or so. Those who missed the bus at 5400 could consider buying their blue chips in the consolidation that ensues, says Sonali Ranade

S&P 500 makes a new high, Nifty begins a new super cycle

S&P 500 makes a new high, Nifty begins a new super cycle

Rediff.com   5 May 2013

On April 10, the Nifty could have begun a new super cycle which could run to 2025, says Sonali Ranade

1984 and 2002: How to bring trust back in the discourse

1984 and 2002: How to bring trust back in the discourse

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2013

Trust is no more, and no less, than the faith that rule of law works equally for everybody and that the State exists to enforce such laws without fear or favour. It is trust in old-fashioned government. Trust is rule of law, says Sonali Ranade

Expect the equity markets to retest recent supports

Expect the equity markets to retest recent supports

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2013

The rally from supports averted an immediate meltdown but the correction is far from over, says Sonali Ranade.

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

If mangoes become dearer or appreciate in price, we don't ask if the INR has appreciated or depreciated. We talk in terms of the value of mangoes, not INR. Likewise, in the forex market, we should now talk in terms of the value of dollars and not the INR, says Sonali Ranade

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

If mangoes become dearer or appreciate in price, we don't ask if the INR has appreciated or depreciated. We talk in terms of the value of mangoes, not INR. Likewise, in the forex market, we should now talk in terms of the value of dollars and not the INR, says Sonali Ranade

Clawback in commodities last week was a dead cat bounce

Clawback in commodities last week was a dead cat bounce

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2013

Most commodities are on the verge of tipping over into deep long-term bear markets not seen for decades, says Sonali Ranade

Should you be brave and buy gold, or silver?

Should you be brave and buy gold, or silver?

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2013

We are in a general commodity correction wherein we must expect all commodities to bottom more or less simultaneously since money is fungible and you have no means of knowing which bull is trapped where, says Sonali Ranade

Gold crash sets up market for correction in commodities

Gold crash sets up market for correction in commodities

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2013

The best part of the collapse in the price of gold [bullish for India on its own merits] was in what it says for commodities in general but for crude in particula, says Sonali Ranade

NASDAQ 100, SPX make all-time (closing) highs, DAX sags

NASDAQ 100, SPX make all-time (closing) highs, DAX sags

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2013

Unless the markets confirm a downtrend, don't short the markets. Investors should wait till a direction to US markets becomes clear, says Sonali Ranade

World markets treading on eggshells

World markets treading on eggshells

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2013

One cannot avoid the sense that the mother of all corrections is due any time now, says Sonali Ranade

US, EU markets continue to make new highs

US, EU markets continue to make new highs

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2013

Investors in India have a great buying opportunity in cyclical stocks that have completed their long corrections from the peak of 2007, says Sonali Ranade

Trapped bears can fuel the rally in the US much further

Trapped bears can fuel the rally in the US much further

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2013

Setting bear traps is the common tactic to extend rallies at tops because bulls don't have to use their own cash to fuel such rallies, says Sonali Ranade

Commodities break down as dollar gains strength

Commodities break down as dollar gains strength

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2013

There is no indication that the rally in the dollar is likely to end soon, says Sonali Ranade

NIFTY has anticipated the correction in world markets

NIFTY has anticipated the correction in world markets

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2013

Investors should use the correction to buy in looking to individual stocks and not the indices, which are more sentiment indicators rather than that of value, says Sonali Ranade