mnandii wrote:NASI ALL SHARE
Such a beautiful Elliott wave pattern. Followed our forecast to a t! And people still want to rely on 'fundamentals'?!
Well, there are fundamentals, but it's not what the majority practice.
Expect NASI's fall to gain momentum on the downside.
I admit I do not understand the charts and they seem more likely to be produced after the fact and have lots of conditions e.g. it will rise to 40 or fall below 30. And that's OK given there are few guarantees.
And most (or experienced) "fundamental" investors know there are no guarantees. Things can change and one has to adapt.
Also they do not buy the "market" as much as specific stocks on fundamentals.
As an example (on the NSE), not all banks are equal. Not in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2020...
The same goes for most firms eg insurance firms or real estate firms.
There may be macro situations that affect all firms in a sector or the economy e.g. media.
Until recently, we could not buy indexes and even now it's not that simple/straightforward.
I remain curious about charting but there is little that shows its accuracy or benefits over good ol' fundamental investing given we (mostly) invest in individual stocks not the NASI or NSE.
I don't have the list that constitutes the NASI/NSE but I have not had Mumias, KQ, OCH, Uchumi, TCL, Cables, HAFR, etc (40 of 54) in my portfolio in any appreciable % for many years. They do not affect me.
5 constitute 85% (These affect me. Huge)
5-10 constitute another 10% (These affect me somewhat)
The rest constitute the balance of 5% (Little effect)
Then the "zero effect" shares which I do not own or have very, very few.
*Changes happen:
- KK was a top 5 and then went to 0% after the takeover.
- Centum replaced KK and was upgraded from "Tier 2" to "Core"
- ARM was Tier 2 and went to zero after it went into receivership.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett