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Stock Market Fundamentals

Start from zero: what a stock is, how India's exchanges work, and the indicators the Quant Engine computes — explained the way we'd explain them to a friend.

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~54 min total
  1. 1What is a stock?Ownership, in a tradeable form.4 min
  2. 2NSE & BSE — India's exchangesWhere Indian stocks actually trade.3 min
  3. 3Indices: Nifty, Sensex, and what they measureA single number standing in for the whole market.4 min
  4. 4Market capitalizationThe market's price tag for an entire company.3 min
  5. 5P/E ratio and key valuation ratiosIs a stock's price actually justified by its earnings?5 min
  6. 6Order typesMarket, limit, and stop-loss orders — the mechanics of a trade.4 min
  7. 7ETFs and diversificationWhy not putting all your eggs in one basket is mathematical, not just proverbial.4 min
  8. 8Understanding riskVolatility, drawdown, and what 'risky' actually means in numbers.5 min
  9. 9Reading a price chartCandles, timeframes, and what the shapes actually mean.4 min
  10. 10Moving averages: SMA & EMASmoothing out noise to see the underlying trend.4 min
  11. 11Bollinger BandsA volatility envelope around the price.3 min
  12. 12RSI — Relative Strength IndexA momentum gauge from 0 to 100.4 min
  13. 13MACDComparing a short-term and long-term trend directly.4 min
  14. 14Support and resistancePrice levels where buying or selling pressure tends to cluster.3 min