{"id":1997801,"date":"2014-07-26T09:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T03:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/?p=1997801"},"modified":"2014-07-26T09:02:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T03:32:57","slug":"weekly-recap-8-truths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/2014\/07\/26\/weekly-recap-8-truths\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: 8 Truths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997811\" alt=\"world equity markets 2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 1024w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/world.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-900x675.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Nifty posted a decent <strong>+1.65%<\/strong> this week (<strong>+1.96%<\/strong> in USD) in spite of Friday&#8217;s sell off.<\/p>\n<h3>Equities<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Major<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/DAX:IND\" target=\"_blank\">DAX(DEU)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.78%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/CAC:IND\" target=\"_blank\">CAC(FRA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.11%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/UKX:IND\" target=\"_blank\">UKX(GBR)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.62%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/NKY:IND\" target=\"_blank\">NKY(JPN)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.59%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/SPX:IND\" target=\"_blank\">SPX(USA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.16%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">MINTs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/JCI:IND\" target=\"_blank\">JCI(IDN)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.04%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/INMEX:IND\" target=\"_blank\">INMEX(MEX)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/NGSEINDX:IND\" target=\"_blank\">NGSEINDX(NGA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.41%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/XU030:IND\" target=\"_blank\">XU030(TUR)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.49%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">BRICS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/IBOV:IND\" target=\"_blank\">IBOV(BRA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/SHCOMP:IND\" target=\"_blank\">SHCOMP(CHN)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+3.28%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/NIFTY:IND\" target=\"_blank\">NIFTY(IND)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.65%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/INDEXCF:IND\" target=\"_blank\">INDEXCF(RUS)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.43%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/TOP40:IND\" target=\"_blank\">TOP40(ZAF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.37%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<h3>Commodities<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Energy<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Brent Crude Oil<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ethanol<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.91%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heating Oil<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.17%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Natural Gas<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-4.23%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RBOB Gasoline<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WTI Crude Oil<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.26%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Metals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Copper<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.89%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gold 100oz<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.08%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palladium<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.19%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Platinum<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.50%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver 5000oz<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<h3>Currencies<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDEUR:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDEUR<\/a>:<span style=\"color: green\">+0.73% <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDJPY:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDJPY<\/a>:<span style=\"color: green\">+0.47% <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">MINTs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDIDR:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDIDR(IDN)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.32%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDMXN:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDMXN(MEX)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDNGN:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDNGN(NGA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.09%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDTRY:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDTRY(TUR)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.39%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">BRICS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDBRL:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDBRL(BRA)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDCNY:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDCNY(CHN)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.26%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDINR:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDINR(IND)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDRUB:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDRUB(RUS)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/USDZAR:CUR\" target=\"_blank\">USDZAR(ZAF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.23%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Agricultural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cattle<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+4.70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cocoa<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.80%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coffee (Arabica)<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+9.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coffee (Robusta)<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.09%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Corn<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.42%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cotton<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-5.41%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feeder Cattle<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.91%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lean Hogs<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.67%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lumber<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.06%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orange Juice<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-3.14%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soybean Meal<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+4.63%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soybeans<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.82%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sugar #11<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wheat<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.22%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White Sugar<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.47%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Nifty Heatmap<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Indices.aspx?TICKER=CNX%20NIFTY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997821\" alt=\"CNX NIFTY heatmap.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/CNX-NIFTY.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/CNX-NIFTY.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 600w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/CNX-NIFTY.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/CNX-NIFTY.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Index Returns<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Indices\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997831\" alt=\"index performance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/indexperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/indexperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 600w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/indexperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/indexperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/indexperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sector Performance<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/SectorPerformance\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997841\" alt=\"sector performance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/sectorperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/sectorperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 800w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/sectorperformance.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Market Cap Decile Performance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Decile<\/th>\n<th>Mkt. Cap.<\/th>\n<th>Advance\/Decline<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1 (micro-cap)<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-6.16%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>68\/66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.32%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>62\/72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-3.25%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>60\/74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.68%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>62\/72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.39%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>70\/64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.19%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>60\/74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>65\/69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.79%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>60\/74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.05%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>66\/68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 (mega-cap)<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.07%<\/span><\/td>\n<td>70\/64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">Most of the market performance was centered around large-caps.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Top Winners and Losers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=HDFC\" target=\"_blank\">HDFC<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+8.62%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=ASIANPAINT\" target=\"_blank\">ASIANPAINT<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+9.81%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=GLENMARK\" target=\"_blank\">GLENMARK<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+11.84%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=CAIRN\">CAIRN<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-10.61%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=CROMPGREAV\">CROMPGREAV<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-8.26%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=DLF\">DLF<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-7.35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">A dick move by Cairn sent its stock reeling. After insisting that it need the cash for expansion (and not paying it out in dividends and being less than honest about its buyback), it loans $1.25 billion to Vedanta. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cairnindia.com\/about-us\/cairn-glance\/board-directors\" target=\"_blank\">Independent directors<\/a> sleeping at the wheel as usual.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>ETFs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=NIFTYBEES\" target=\"_blank\">NIFTYBEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.47%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=BANKBEES\" target=\"_blank\">BANKBEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+0.09%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=INFRABEES\" target=\"_blank\">INFRABEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.79%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=JUNIORBEES\" target=\"_blank\">JUNIORBEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.64%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=GOLDBEES\" target=\"_blank\">GOLDBEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Equity?TICKER=PSUBNKBEES\" target=\"_blank\">PSUBNKBEES<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-4.69%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">Banks vs. PSU banks &#8211; its a walk off!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Investment Theme Performance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-condensed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/9EABD2F0-392A-4D89-A665-EF6576A7D471\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Strength Value<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+2.40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/9FD28ACC-7DA5-4CFE-8A5F-812ABF797E14\" target=\"_blank\">Long Term Equity*<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/DE672437-229E-4C0A-8B4F-15CC210EB4FC\" target=\"_blank\">Efficient Growth<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.62%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/633E7994-86CD-4A6B-84E7-88296BAA2D1A\" target=\"_blank\">Consistent10*<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.47%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/001DBEAE-12F9-436B-A36E-878B3253FC30\" target=\"_blank\">Market Elephants<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green\">+1.46%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/04EA5378-8A3E-478E-A6AE-02BF173A14C8\" target=\"_blank\">Enterprise Yield<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.12%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/A3997F4E-0C22-49D8-8EF8-600DB280FF67\" target=\"_blank\">IT 3rd Benchers<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.22%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/5D0846CB-1D9C-494A-B303-552A4B45A4A1\" target=\"_blank\">Growth with Moat<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.24%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/2DF79FD7-64F4-47F2-9F53-6B1ACE8012A3\" target=\"_blank\">Quality to Price<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-0.55%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/4E4C54CB-FA44-4A73-B4E4-94E4AB646660\" target=\"_blank\">Balance-sheet Strength<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.27%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/D15C53C7-1431-46F2-A034-3313A853B96E\" target=\"_blank\">Refract: PPFAS Long Term Value Fund<sup>+<\/sup><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.42%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/90BEDCEA-FF82-43E7-A20C-020CCB29E328\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Formula Investing<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-1.44%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/27D4F196-8FF4-44C2-9D12-7504BA534E94\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Value<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.47%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/2BE8E44F-D2C9-4F58-BD6E-9E2D3B37E1A6\" target=\"_blank\">ADAG Mania<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-2.55%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/D6663194-A965-4262-84F6-BB553B0B8998\" target=\"_blank\">Momentum 200<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-4.88%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/B3E1E5E9-1246-4BD4-ADBF-0018559BD34A\" target=\"_blank\">Market Fliers<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red\">-5.88%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">We have this thing called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/2014\/07\/17\/refracting-fund-portfolios-ppfas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Refract<\/a>&#8221; going on where we plan to take the NSE equity only portion of a mutual fund&#8217;s portfolio and setup an equally weighted theme. Its a live experiment, so follow along&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Yield Curve<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/News?TAGS=[rates]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997851\" alt=\"yield Curve.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/yieldCurve.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/yieldCurve.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 600w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/yieldCurve.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/yieldCurve.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Advance Decline<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/advance.decline.line2_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997861\" alt=\"advance.decline.line2.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/advance.decline.line2_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/advance.decline.line2_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 600w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/advance.decline.line2_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/advance.decline.line2_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July Nifty OI<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997871\" alt=\"nifty.puts.calls.JUL.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 1000w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-150x300.png 150w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-512x1024.png 512w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.JUL_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-900x1800.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August Nifty OI<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997881\" alt=\"nifty.puts.calls.AUG.2014-07-18.2014-07-25\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25.png 1000w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-150x300.png 150w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-512x1024.png 512w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/nifty.puts_.calls_.AUG_.2014-07-18.2014-07-25-900x1800.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Thought for the weekend<\/h3>\n<p>8 things that you understand intellectually, but don\u2019t accept in reality.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Anyone can outperform at any time, no one can outperform all the time.<\/li>\n<li>Persistence of performance is nearly non-existent.<\/li>\n<li>Taxes and commissions matter.<\/li>\n<li>Smart doesn\u2019t equal good.<\/li>\n<li>Incentives matter.<\/li>\n<li>The crowd is always at its most wrong at the worst possible time.<\/li>\n<li>Fear is significantly more powerful than greed.<\/li>\n<li>There is no pleasure without the potential for pain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/welcometokindergarten.tumblr.com\/post\/92630360392\/seven-truths-investors-simply-cannot-accept\" target=\"_blank\">Truths Investors Simply Cannot Accept<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nifty posted a decent +1.65% this week (+1.96% in USD) in spite of Friday&#8217;s sell off. Equities Major DAX(DEU) -0.78% CAC(FRA) -0.11% UKX(GBR) +0.62% NKY(JPN) +1.59% SPX(USA) +0.16% MINTs JCI(IDN) +0.04% INMEX(MEX) +0.70% NGSEINDX(NGA) -1.41% XU030(TUR) +2.49% BRICS IBOV(BRA) +1.15% SHCOMP(CHN) +3.28% NIFTY(IND) +1.65% INDEXCF(RUS) -2.43% TOP40(ZAF) -0.37% Commodities Energy Brent Crude Oil +1.03% &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[987],"class_list":["post-1997801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-your-money","tag-weekly","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1997801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1997801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}