What Is a Stock Market Sector?
What a stock market sector is, why companies are grouped by sector, three ways to measure a sector's contribution to Nifty 50, and how to study any sector.
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Revenue vs Net Profit vs Earnings per Share (EPS)
Revenue vs net profit vs EPS explained with a worked income statement, net margin, basic and diluted EPS, and why sales growth does not always mean profit growth.
P/E Expansion, P/E Contraction and Market Valuation
P/E expansion and contraction explained with worked scenarios, how a price return splits into earnings growth and multiple change, and why multiples move.
TTM vs Financial-Year vs Forward Earnings
TTM earnings, financial-year earnings and forward earnings explained: how to calculate trailing twelve months profit and why one company shows three P/Es.
How Free-Float Market Cap Determines Nifty 50 Index Weight
How Nifty 50 index weight is calculated from free-float market cap and IWF, a three-company worked example, how weight drives index returns, and an Excel method.
Standalone vs Consolidated Net Profit (PAT)
Standalone vs consolidated profit explained with a worked P/E example, non-controlling interests, double-counting risk, and a checklist for using the right PAT.
How to Analyse Nifty 50 Sector Valuation
How to analyse Nifty 50 sector valuation: a top-down framework, aggregate P/E formulas, why averages mislead, sector drivers and a data checklist.
Tax-Loss Harvesting in India
How tax-loss harvesting works for Indian shares and funds, set-off and carry-forward basics, a worked example, the same-day trap, and when it is not worth doing.
EPF Explained: The Employees Provident Fund
How EPF contributions, the pension portion, interest, UAN, transfers on job change, withdrawals, VPF and tax work, and where EPF fits in your long-term plan.
52-Week High and Low: What They Tell You, and What They Don't
What 52-week highs and lows are, why traders and investors watch them, the anchoring trap, why a stock at its low is not automatically cheap, and how to use them.
Gamma Risk: Why Options Swing So Hard Near Expiry
What gamma is, why it spikes for at-the-money options near expiry, worked figures for buyers and sellers, and practical ways to manage gamma risk in India.
Expected Move: Reading the Market's Range From Option Prices
How to estimate the expected move from implied volatility or the at-the-money straddle, worked figures, what the range means, and how traders use it with care.