Nifty January Story- Every Year

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He wants to exit entire share market and buy gold and silver now !
Equity portfolio is bleeding. News all over the market is bad.

Did you know this….?
A dip between January and March is normal.
From 2017 to 2025, most years had dips between -2% and -10%.
Only 2020 was exceptional at -37.62%.

Lets see numbers and notice the pattern…
🟠 In 2017,
Nifty opened at 8,181
The low came at 8,140 on 4th Jan.
That’s a fall of just 🔻-0.50%, basically market noise.

🟠 In 2018,
Nifty opened at 10,340
The low was 9,967 on 23rd March.
Fall: 🔻-3.6%.

🟠 In 2019,
Nifty opened at 10,868
Low was 10,262 on 8th Jan.
Fall: 🔻-5.6%.

What this tells us:
Even in good, normal years, a -3% to -6% dip in Q1 is very common.

🟠 Now look at 2020
Jan open was 12,200
Q1 low was 7,610 on 24th March 2020.
That’s a crash of 🔻-37%.

🟠 In 2021,
Jan open was 14,018
Low was 13,597 (26th Feb).
Fall: 🔻-3%

🟠 In 2022, Jan open was 17,387
Low was 15,671 (8th Mar).
Fall: 🔻-9.9%.

🟠 In 2023, Jan open was 18,131
Low was 16,828 (20th Mar).
Fall: 🔻-7.2%.

🟠 In 2024, Jan open was 21,727
Low was 21,137 (24th Jan).
Fall: 🔻-2.7%.

🟠 In 2025, Jan open was 23,637.65.
Low was 21,964.60 (4th Mar).
Fall: 🔻-7%


🟢 In Present year 2026,
Jan open was 26145
Low is 25,175 (20th jan so far….)
Fall: 🔻-3.7% so far…..

◼️ What this means for you?
🔹 Now think like a real investor.
🔹 “If Nifty falls 7%, your SIP buys 7% more units”
🔹 The investor who panics in Q1 dips usually misses the real rewards.
🔹 But the investor who stays consistent will slowly and quietly but surely win.


Only unpredictable thing is,
What fictonal reasoning and news will those channels and experts bake up to sound smarter?

Sujith Salunkhe

Btech in Information Technology followed by an PG in Financial engineering & Risk Management from National Institute of Securities Markets. Certified Investment Advisor XB, FRM (USGARP) .

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