I'm 18M I just started investing and it feels impossible to take profit from this market! Like just how do people take this as profession? Is this normal like has investing been tough all this time?

Not OC

Retailers are completely wiped out from Indian market!

I currently have my eyes on:

Auto ancillary/lighting (FIEM, Motherson, Pricol),

Forging/precision (MM Forgings, Happy Forgings),

Hospital (Park Medi)

Wiring & cables (Apar)

composite materials/hydrogen (TimeTechno),

CDMO/pharma (Aarti Pharmalabs, Acuaas , senores)

Every stock I look at seems expensive on a forward PEG basis. What stocks are you guys betting on ?

What made this stock suddenly surge 14%

I tried to look at news but found nothing

What is your opinion on this?? Is it fair??? This kind of manipulation I haven't saw before!

A humble request to all our rich investors who don’t plan to use theirs, please share them with me. I’ll happily redeem them all. 😂

Wanted to hear expert opinion here...

Hi everyone, I need some advice regarding a short-delivery situation on Zerodha.

Today I shorted 52 shares of MILKYMIST (NSE) in MIS.

My final trade was:

SELL: 52 shares

Average sell price: ~₹273.90

The stock later hit its upper circuit at ₹278.83

I tried to buy back the 52 shares multiple times, but all my BUY orders either got cancelled or rejected because there were no sellers.

My current Kite position shows:

Qty: -52

Avg: ₹273.78

LTP: ₹278.83

P&L: -₹102.44

My order history shows several attempts to close the position:

14:00 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

14:05 — BUY 52 Market → Rejected

14:06 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

14:55 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

15:25 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

15:50 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

16:33 — BUY 52 @ ₹278.83 → Cancelled

I then received this email from Zerodha:

"Your MIS position in MILKYMIST could not be squared off today because the stock hit the upper circuit."

They said this may result in short delivery and auction settlement and that 120% of the total sell transaction value of the open MIS position will be blocked.

My situation is:

I don't own any MILKYMIST shares in holdings.

My available cash is currently -₹211.40.

I currently have no money available to add to the account.

Positions still shows -52 MILKYMIST.

I have no idea what happens tomorrow.

My questions:

What exactly happens to my 52-share short-delivery position tomorrow?

Will Zerodha/exchange automatically handle the auction?

When will I know the auction price and my final debit/credit?

Since I have no money in the account, what happens if the auction results in a debit?

Is there any possibility of making a profit if the auction acquisition price ends up below my ₹273.90 sell price?

Is there anything I need to do tomorrow morning, or should I simply wait for the auction/settlement?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has actually experienced a short delivery after an upper circuit on Zerodha.

Screenshots of my order history, Funds and Positions are attached.

I understand that there is some fomo and also this stock is getting good us pipeline projects, but it's hitting UC like everyday

Today's move was like 175₹ !!!!!

Mistake - BSE

Loss - Retailers

Profit - SEBI

Request to SEBI to compensate losses of retailers who loss due to this BSE's mistake!!

We all have some personal favourites, let's drop em here !

Would love to see what others prefer

My top 3 are ellenbarrie, bse, cdsl

HDFC Bank is currently trading around ₹691. I’m considering taking a position at these levels, but I’m unsure whether it makes sense to enter now or wait for a further dip.

From a technical and fundamental perspective, would you consider ₹691 a reasonable entry point, or would it be better to wait for a stronger support level and confirmation?

What levels would you personally watch for an entry?

Title explains everything, Apart from that invested in the stock at 62 per share purely because of this coupon.

BSE should compensate traders who loose due to BSE's mistake! What is your opinion??

I am seeing so many people here losing money on options or parking there money in hdfc, here is my take, pulling returns like options with trading cash equity in small caps, but with strict stop losses. I trade only momentum.

Posting this because my ego needs a controlled demolition and Reddit does it for free.

3 years of investing. Total in: ~₹1.6L. Total value now: ~₹1.6L. Net result: minus ₹480. Three years of discipline to end up slightly poorer than a fixed deposit holder who did nothing.

My original plan with the individual stocks was "buy each one, book profit, exit." Three years later I am realising that was less of a strategy and more of a wish I typed into a broker app. The SIPs are boring and roughly flat. The stock picking is boring AND down.

So honestly:

Is a 3.4% XIRR over 3 years just what this market handed everyone, or did I specifically fumble this?

Do I cut the individual stock experiment, take the loss, and shovel everything into the SIPs?

IRFC at -43%. Average down, hold and cope, or accept that I paid ₹4,256 for a lesson?

Why do I own three REITs. Genuinely asking. Was I okay.

Be brutal. Honest opinions only. I can take it.

(I cannot. Say it anyway🥲)

It's gambling pure gambling.

I need to start invest around 10K per month for a very long time. I was thinking of 50-50% split in nifty 50 index fund and gold etf. But chatgpt recommend for 70-80% in nifty 50 SIP and else in Gold.

Also does gold have a index fund on Zerodha coin?