Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show.

Equity Mutual funds are beneficial for long-term financial goals, leveraging the compounding effect. Despite market volatility, they can offer opportunities to buy at lower prices

The stock market crash has severely impacted smallcap and midcap stocks, with significant losses for retail investors in February. The BSE Smallcap in

Almost all mutual fund categories, including large cap, mid cap and small cap schemes, have seen massive drop in their funds NAV. Large cap funds have dived up to 19%, mid caps dropped up to 21% small caps fell as much as 24% in the last 3 months.

While nobody can predict what the market will do, especially in the short term, some metrics suggest that a downturn could be on the horizon.

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The Indian market has faced a steep decline due to foreign capital outflows, weak earnings, and economic slowdown, with Nifty 50 experiencing its longest losing streak since 1996. However, signs of economic recovery may attract fresh investments from foreign institutional investors.

The Sensex and Nifty fell nearly 2 per cent, driven by widespread selling as concerns about a potential global trade war and a slowing US economy unsettled investors. The market saw a total loss of Rs 8.

Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 logged their worst day in around five months on Friday, with Nifty 50 posting its longest monthly losing streak since 1996 on pessimism over domestic market conditions.

Sensex and Nifty crashed nearly 1.50 per cent each on Friday (February 28). While Sensex lost 11 points to trade at 73551 around noon, Nifty was down more than 300 points to trade below 22300. The Nifty Modcap 100 and Smallap 100 crashed more than 3 per cent each.