Trading can be a challenging and complex endeavor, and it is not uncommon for traders to make mistakes. Some common mistakes that traders make include:
Lack of a trading plan: Not having a clear and well-defined trading plan can lead to impulsive and emotional decision-making, which can result in significant losses.
Over-leveraging: Using too much leverage can amplify gains, but it can also amplify losses. Many traders make the mistake of using too much leverage, which can lead to significant losses.
Lack of diversification: Concentrating too much of a trading portfolio in one security, sector or market can lead to significant losses if that particular security, sector or market performs poorly.
Failing to cut losses: Many traders have a tendency to hold on to losing positions in the hope that the market will eventually turn in their favor. This can lead to significant losses if the market does not turn.
Chasing performance: Some traders make the mistake of chasing the performance of a particular security or market, which can lead to buying at the top of a market or selling at the bottom.
Not respecting risk management: Not having a proper risk management strategy in place or not following it, can lead to large losses, which can be difficult to recover from.
Not keeping emotions in check: Trading can be an emotional roller coaster, and traders need to be able to control their emotions and not let them influence their decision-making.
Not having a proper understanding of the market: Not having a proper understanding of the market conditions, trends, and fundamental factors that can influence the market can lead to poor decision-making.
It's important to note that the above list is not exhaustive, and there are many other mistakes that traders can make. However, by being aware of these common mistakes, traders can work to avoid them and improve their chances of success.
Mistake in Real Estate
It is a big mistake to look at an asset class by quoting how some specific members of that asset class have moved. Eg, how Gurgaon real estate moved for some years prior to 2013 does not become a benchmark of how real estate moves across the country. One always infers from a broadly accepted index.
Eg, How stock markets have fared in a country will always be known from a generally accepted broad index like Nifty, Dow, S&P 500, FTSE, DAX, Nikkei, Hang Seng, etc. One doesn't look at say Reliance, an Adani company, Tesla, Sony, etc to gauge how the stock markets have fared.
Same way, the Gold metal rate in Mumbai is generally taken as the Gold rate in India while the LME Gold rate is taken as the international rate.
RBI's Repo rate and SBI FD rates of 1-2 years are the ones generally talked about for debt.