Individual (direct equity) investors have turned net sellers in 2025, offloading shares worth ₹8,500 crore.
The shift reflects growing frustration over expected returns and marks the first such negative trend since the Covid period.
Investors should remember equities are a long-term game; that’s why they’re called investors, not traders.
Curious to know what’s the take for the coming year:
Right. Diversify across instruments and long periods.
May be. But a crash to 22k would be more appropriate.
Well said, apparently came across this post.
Despite the Nifty 50 hovering near all-time highs, market breadth is weak, with about 90% of stocks trading below their 52-week highs and many down over 20%. The rally since March 2025 has been highly selective, benefiting only a small set of stocks while the majority remain in decline.
If a person is considering himself a investor he should have patience atleast 3-5 years and also should have system in place where to enter and exit.
Else MF/ETFs in indices has always remained the best option if you just want to invest and forget.Highend it will not depreciate to the lowest where direct equity exposure would have, when invested by the individual.
Very important. Long term doesn’t mean just averaging without any SL whatsoever.
None of these things are set in stone. There is no official definition of what an investor can and not do. One can also do both or switch roles. Neither is wrong. I used to invest ( buy and hold for many years), now i trade and in future i will add investing again, probably somewhat actively.
I know of a trader who has a system that trades US stocks and i think holds for few days on average and makes money off mean reversion. Doesn’t use a stop. Manages risk at portfolio level.
All of these things are specific to your specific system, you can test and use whatever works for you. Do multiple things and you get some diversification too.
Have patience. We will hit 30k soon. 
The other day you were telling that you will reducce equity exposure by 20% at 27k. If you feel 30k is coming, why do you want to sell at 27k
Not soon brother!
If we get that this month.
30k target is for FY27. Well. I thought everybody knew what ‘soon’ meant on this forum. 
My bad.
No you thought people will forget what you said so SOON and you can keep changing your predictions. But that didn’t happen. Your Bad. 
Nah. Not really. People aren’t forgiving. I am sure many waiting to troll me.
I dont change my predictions brother.
@ANKIT_T JC rarely sells his index equity investments. When he says “reduce exposure” he is likely talking of selling lot of far otm calls 
Even I don’t sell index funds/etfs
Nah. I sell nifty futures against cash holdings.
Remember in 2024, i sold nifty futures at 25k only to square it off at 23k after almost 6 months later.
After taking this nifty short positions, nifty went to 26250. And after squaring off, nifty went to 22k.
Even right now, I have 26500ce of Jan 2026 sold against my equity exposure. Now thats not a lot of OTM for more than 1 month to expiry.
