“The greed and fear indicator suggests that today everybody wants to own mid, small, micro and nobody wants to own largecaps. Our sense is that the same was repeated in 2017, though today it is to a lesser extent. In 2018-19, we saw the broader markets correcting but the Nifty held on to where it was. ”
Financial advisors recommend a small allocation to these segments as the drop in returns in case of a market collapse can be sharper. Also, it is best to keep insurance and investment needs separate and opt for systematic investment through the mutual fund route for investing in these categories
Similarly, after the decline observed on September 12th, 2023, both the Nifty Midcap 150 and Small Cap 250 indices have not yet completely bounced back. However, there are 26 stocks within the Nifty Midcap 150 and 54 stocks within the Small Cap 250 that are now trading above their September 11 highs.