Anatomy of a BEAR market

1)You get up in the morning as usual to ask your wife whether ET has been delivered or not,you turn out the 1st page rather than the stock quote page only to murmur:So high inflation huuuhhhhhhh...

2)You buy a company today and the next day it falls.You heave deep sighs and whisper,kash kal main ise kharidta.

3)Its a great fresh morning and market has just opened but you are working in your office with rapt attention.Websites like arunthestocksguru,moneycontrol and so on are no more making your day.

4)Your friend akash speaks about a great stock community in orkut but still you are reluctant to join the same.You slowly say,bad mein join karlunga yaar.

5)All self-proclaimed analysts and so called experts have gone in for hibernation with vows that they would return again when the bull run resumes.But one MR Shankar sharma with his flamboyant attire chants he sees market at sub 5000 levels.

6)You switch on to cnbc only to see whether hind lever and larsen has stabelized or not.The likes of concurrent infra, bhagwati banquets seldom inspires you.

7)You suddenly ask your buddy,will I able to protect my money?.Your friend solases,Bhagwan pe bharosha rakh sab thik hojaega..

8)You are entitled for a small token dividend and you are anxious about it.Every now and then you look at the door bell whether the post man has arrived or not.

9)Its cnbc at 5.30 and Udayan disapoints you by saying,"More pain is around the corner".Udayan houls,All those people who would arrogantly demand "Will it double in two months?" now venture to tentatively explore "Will it get back to the prices we bought in two years?"

10)You boast bigtime at a party of going short in the market at 21,000 levels and suddenly the listeners drift.Everyone is poorer, but bloody hell, no one is admitting it.Hehe


Regards,
Arun
I can be reached at:arunanalyst@rediffmail.com