So Anilji, observing these changes, according to you one should select sectors where % 240 days is highest bcos that's where long term trend is ?
or start from observing strength on weekly, 3/6 months and then look at that sector ?
These days i'm really looking out for methods to pick good stocks from good sectors on which one can do positional trading.
Dear Sunnyraj,
If one selects %chg 240 days highest then yes it tells us its a better performer over the year as compared to other sectors. But its not to be used in isolation. It can also have implications of topping out going out in that sector.
Secondly, if sector is in deep red over 240 days period then first sign of life to strength need to be looked for weekly/monthly gains...it can tell sector might be improving...
There is drawback also...we had limited sectoral indices in india, so you might miss on good scrips belonging to textiles, sugar..etc...How we work on this...First try to prepare a master list (Universe) where you try to include each sector...Then pick good companies in that sector...Form a list of 300-400 stocks(It might vary, i am quoting for example here)...and study them...
By this study you can have command over every sector performance and whats going up or down...
We in india also have lack of sectoral ETF's..this is again major problem...And investors/traders also shy away from trading presently traded ETF's...Its a fantastic instrument and give you sectoral exposure at ease...good for investors too...
Also, another bad habit of traders/investors is we try to catch falling scrips, rather than trading on scrips which are going up...Traders got lured by falling prices, but one needs to understand, scrips is falling then something is not going good in that scrip...If one is trying to catch scrips in downtrend, then capital allocation needs to be lesser than what one keep in uptrend...Risk management and position sizing is what one makes a successful trader over long term...
Make some rules, what is uptrend/downtrend for you...then analyze stocks based on that rule...you will filter lot of stocks, and then go for best of the rest stocks by looking into charts, with affordable stoploss...dont marry scrip...keep your affairs money related only...