Why top-ups matter during market downturns
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Investing in the stock market can often feel exciting during a bull market and challenging in a volatile or bearish market. During negative market phases,it's natural to feel uncertain or anxious for investment choices. However, market downturns can also present unique opportunities for those willing to think long-term. One strategy that seasoned investors often consider is ‘topping up’ i.e adding more funds to the investments when prices are lower. As of Feb 2025, Nifty has already corrected from the peak by 15%, Midcap 100 around 21% and Small cap 250 around 25%, so a meaningful correction is seen in the Market at Index level. In addition, 81% of NSE 500 stocks have corrected more than 20% and 58% of NSE 500 stocks have corrected by over 30% from their 52W high, indicating a higher level of selling in the last 5 months between Oct 2024 to Feb 2025. Case Study ETMarkets.com When markets are in turmoil, such as during the 2022 downt...