I may agree with you on good opportunities in other retail stocks, however I tend to chose stocks where I am not nervous to sell if and when they run up. For this, the promoter and group matters a lot and hence Tata’s Trent followed by Damani’s Dmart and a very very small allocation to Goenka’s Spencer.

The fisrt two have executed beautifully as well. We see and compare Zudio today when hardly 3-4 years back it was nothing. So what these companies would look like few years down the line we do not know. In such a big unknown, only certainity is ethical & efficient management & promoters.

While one can make tons of money in playing the turnaround etc cards in other stocks, they are not meant for me and I will fail at such plays no matter how big the opportunity may be.

Disc: Same as above

Were you not in market between Jan 2022 to March 2023? see how long it was sideways ?
After a run up like we have had in past 18 months , it’s very ok if it goes sideways for a while. Mutual funds are just as dumb as us …this sitting on cash thing has been going on for 12 of those 18 months . It’s likely there will be some sector rotation and some money might move from small caps to large caps but whether it will correct by 30% as it did in 2022-23 is anybody’s guess . Nobody knows anything … it might fall tomorrow and it might run for further 3 years …who knows ?Be aware of doomsday prophecies ….they just sound more impressive but are just as accurate as the optimists …
Disc …70% portfolio in small caps …not running after high fliers but not running away nor sitting out .

In addition to what @Niranjan_Bhat have mentioned which was so to the point. The article from Economic times of today covers the major developments related to the merger between Disney’s Star India and Viacom18. Key points include:

1. Board Appointments: Nita Ambani and Akash Ambani, along with key figures from Disney Star and Bodhi Tree, have been appointed to the board of Viacom18 ahead of the merger. The article also mentions the inclusion of other influential members like James Murdoch (Bodhi Tree) and Mohammed Ahmed (QIA).
2. Combined Entity: Post-merger, the combined entity will hold a significant position in the media industry, with a portfolio that includes Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema, and other major content platforms.
3. Ownership Structure: Reliance Industries is expected to nominate six members to the Viacom18 board, while Disney Star will have three members, reflecting a major strategic collaboration.
4. Viacom18’s Future: The merger solidifies Viacom18’s leadership in the Indian media market, combining traditional TV channels with new OTT platforms to compete with global giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime.

In short, the merger will create a powerful media conglomerate, expanding its influence across TV and streaming services.

@Raghul_Kuduva .Yes.Before subscribing to his website and committing my 25% of funds to this strategy, reading above article is the minimum you can expect from me.
I have selected different universes. And screening criteria as well as re-balancing frequency is different , as my universe of stocks require that.
On top of that, I have added one more layer for eliminating stocks. Along with strategy criteria of lower than Worst held rank, I am also applying Stop loss at entry as well as Trailing stop loss, based on moving averages , using GTT feature of zerodha.
This will help me in retaining my major gains, at the cost of may be higher churn. But after advancement of more than 70-80% returns from my buying price, giving back those returns, while waiting for the stock to move beyond worst held rank, is too much for me…Again, the strategy is not straight away taken from Gita, Bible and Kuran, so if I am changing some parameters as per my thought process and to safeguard, there is very little chance of me going to hell.
I will keep on fine-tuning it…I may add some fundamental filters too in future…but not immediately.
P.S. You might have observed from momo website where Mr. Khatavkar also gives his monthly performance transparently. From last 2 months, that I have started this strategy, I have outperformed his returns by 3-4% , but its not comparable as my universe is different.

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