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While one might be focussed what is happening in nifty and mid-cap space, if one looks at the recent performance of the large caps, there are a number of them which have done a catch up in just the last two weeks. When the valuation differential in mid and large caps stocks becomes extremely high, large caps tend to do well as mean reversion takes place. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or strong buy . The screener applies different algorithms for all BSE and NSE stocks.

In the last three days, including this morning when markets opened for trading, all those investors who have overloaded small caps in their portfolio have probably gone through three different emotions. Monday , my portfolio has gone dramatically, should I sell. Tuesday, my portfolio value has recovered, it was just a correction, should I buy more. This morning, once again why the value of my portfolio is down, should I sell. For all those who have gone through these emotions. Let the market be volatile, don't make volatile decisions. Corrections are part of any market and especially when valuations are high, the frequency and magnitude of correction will be higher. For all those who are looking to deploy more money and are focussed on small caps, it would be better to put more checks and balances, both qualitative and quantitative and be selective in buying stocks. More importantly, even after putting in all the efforts of checks and balances, be ready to see a short term drawn down in the value of your portfolio, because if there is a deep correction in the markets, small caps, stocks tend to shed more weight.

Last week, the correction started with a private sector bank leading the fall. However, the very next trading session there was a sharp correction in mid-cap index and the markets breadth turned negative. This follow up of correction in a short span is a clear indication that high valuations are a weight on the street mind. This means higher probability of a correction in mid-cap space if there is any trouble with Nifty. So, be cautious while taking exposure as a correction mid-cap is more harsh in terms of price cut on individual stocks.

As nifty touches all time high, more small caps stocks are likely to join the party. Infact for last many weeks, even on days when select stocks are bringing nifty under pressure, breadth of small cap seems to be holding out. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks from small cap space with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “Buy” or Strong Buy and also meeting parameters like net margins and return on equity.

The way mid-cap stocks have performed in the last few days, it appears that a rotational correction is taking place. The only solace is that the street is rewarding the stock if there is any positive development which indicates that there is still fresh money which is on the sideline which moves into those stocks. But on the other hand, on a day when there is any correction, the cuts are sharper and market breadth turns extremely negative. For investors who have high exposure to mid-cap space, there is one key indicator to watch is FPI flows. But in this time also the analysts are bullish in select midcap stocks from different sectors. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or strong buy . This predefined screener is only available to ET Prime users.

Even as nifty corrects, more small cap stocks are joining the party and on a number of days the breadth of the small cap segment is better than large caps. Coming on the list is auto ancillary unit to logistic company. 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.

After a phase of relative under-performance to mid caps stocks, there has been a recent catch up by large cap stocks. While there is no denying that sentiment is positive, because valuations are high, any negative news will have a higher impact on stock price. So, incremental exposure should be more toward large caps. Businesses which have a track record of being able to deal with all the swings of economic cycles and even take higher advantage of economic boom. It is the large cap companies with strong balance sheets, strong brands which probably the ones which should be looked at in these conditions.