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    For risk takers with medium term perspective: 5 midcap stocks from different sectors with upside potential of upto 38%

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    Contradictions are part of the market, but there are times when it is extremely important to understand how to manage those contradictions. What is the contradiction in the markets today ? Desire to buy and valuations. As the political dust settles and things go back to normal, desire to buy midcap stocks is once again high and the contradiction is that valuations which have been at elevated levels are inching only higher as the stock prices built in any positive news very sharply. The trouble is that if one does not invest then FOMO gets triggered and if one gets into stocks which are moving upward due to narrative then the risk of what happened in March this year becomes high for the portfolio. What is the solution, more check and balances, invest with a long term time frame so that in the corrective phase, there is no reason to sell in panic.

    After a short period in which they moved in line with the broader market and stayed in range bound mode, mid-caps indices and stocks both are on roll once again. What is fueling this rally ? Two things, the amount of institutional money which is flowing into midcaps because of the fact that mutual funds schemes are being rolled out and a part of that money flows into midcap stocks. Another part which is more important is the overall desire to
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