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“Don’t tell me what you think. Tell me what’s in your portfolio.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Every market cycle is full of opinions.
Inflation fears. Macro noise. Global uncertainty. Policy anxiety.
But markets are not moved by what we feel. They are moved by what we do.
While narratives remain cautious, the real economy keeps leaving hard footprints.
Today’s Business Standard front page news is one such footprint:
E-way bill generation is up 43 percent YoY, the second-highest level ever. That is not sentiment. That is trucks moving, goods changing hands, and consumption happening. This is especially relevant for the microcap space, where prices often react violently to headlines, while business activity quietly compounds underneath.
Markets debate. Consumption executes.
We recently wrote about this very disconnect in our Zen Nivesh blog:
Consumption is hiding in plain sight, not in flashy narratives, but in operational data like logistics, trade flows, and everyday demand.
If you are interested in understanding where the real signal lies, read the blog here:
A question worth reflecting:
Are our portfolios aligned with what the economy is actually doing, or with what we are merely feeling about it?
