In the stock markets, knowing risk and managing the risks are two different things. Managing the risk is more complicated than it appears as it involves more hard work and at times going against the narrative prevailing on the street. At this point of time, valuations in the small cap segment of the market are extremely high is the risk. How many are thinking of managing it ? Now there are two ways to manage this risk. First keep your exposure low in this segment. Second, if one is still looking for an increase in exposure to small caps then put more checks and balances before buying the stock. Look at some key financial ratios and also do some hard work by reading annual reports before buying any stock. How will this hard work help in managing the risk? Higher probability of lower drawn down in a corrective phase. Yes, only higher probability. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.
