Scenario and Direction
1. US Political and Policy Change (Geo Political to Business) shall lead to correction in Prices of selective stocks and Index correction of 10-15% min which is being experienced. It had increased from 27000 level in 2021 to 45000 in Q2/Q3 2024. Now at 42K is already down by 5%. Expect another fall of 5-7% min in next upto May-June 25
2. This will correct in July-Oct period with Google, Apple and Tesla as max gainers.
3. Fed Rate 5 to 4.25% (3 Cuts) and 10YBond Yields - sep 2024 3.36 to 4.39% in Nov 2024 - Major Higher Jobs and Inflation 9% in 2022 to 2.7% in Oct 2024, somewhat was a contrarian impact - on yields- on rate cut yields went up which resulted in losses to Banks on HTM and HFT categories with notional and actual losses on Money Market holdings. This based on stronger economic outlook led to more US short term equity investments and being more liquid as investors are expecting correction and buying on correction.
4. Sentimental impact of USD is creating USD index going to 110 levels and hence covering panic leading to other currencies fall like USD/INR going down to 85.5-86 levels.
5. Forex Reserves in India is down by almost 70+B USD which is very negative with FEO trying to stabilise by OMO.
6. Sensex to remain sluggish for few months with spikes on China US Israel Iran Ukraine Russia Oil news!
7. USD strengthens and weakens other currencies and when USD weakens even then it weakens other currencies due to shift in rates and carry trades and hedging
8. Fx to be under pressure for few months with major spikes and fall of 1% is possibility.(Considering Normalised Dep of2.3%pa in USD/INR. Present fall was overdue and as was analysed in Oct Nov 2024 itself.
9. Bullion Gold and Silver to again start increasing and gain almost 5-7% by July 2025. Present fall was imminent as selling came to stabilise FX and due to policy change and move to Bonds positions.
10. US Bonds and JGB yields are going to fall. 10YUS Bond yield should fall to 3.5-3.75% Levels in few months. 10YJPY Bonds yield should fall from 1.25 levels to 1.00% levels in next 3-6 months. It increased from 0.6% with inflation at 2.5% level.
11. USD/JPY moved exactly as analysed in Oct/Nov that it will fall from 160 to 14-150 Levels and finally it will come down to even 135 levels and the same holds even now.
12. Pound and Euro is finding it difficult to sustain and falling against all currencies owning to poor economic situation and US playing against European economies.
13. What is to be seen is that to what extent Trump and its Currency and economic policies are curtailed by deep state and NATO. As was analysed , Biden Govt and Ukraine has done everything possible to create Havoc before 20th Jan as was analysed and shared. Bombings and further sanctions on OIL trading, processing, insurance companies associated with Russian OIL is a blow - last effort by Biden NATO and Ukraine. Reversal of Such Decisions are imminent post 20th Jan and hence breather.
14. Chinese recovery and Fx RMB CNY fixation is going to be most critical with BRICS stand in its currency. Russia and Ukraine war is a must to settle - Russia is decaying with 21% Interest Rate and still a sluggish 1-1.5T economy.
15. It is accordingly advisable to be patient and average losses of 25-30% in portfolio should be able to be covered in 6M to 12M or even to find better selective option to cut losses.
_It is Just a personal view and analysis with Natural and Commercial Disclaimer of of no risk and liability of others decisions_