In 2025, foreign portfolio investors pulled close to USD 21 billion out of Indian equities. Under normal circumstances, that kind of selling would have left a mark. This time, it did not. Domestic investors quietly absorbed the pressure. SIP flows did not falter, equity mutual funds continued to see money come in, and household participation acted as a steady counterweight whenever volatility picked up.

‘Buy on dips’ is a popular theme in equity investing, and so it should be. The ability to buy cheap when analysts and market pundits say otherwise is golden. The subject, however, does carry its nuances. While buying on dips can deliver strong results when done selectively, it is far from a universal rule. Whether the strategy makes sense depends less on the fall itself and more on what is causing it.

Sector rotation in its simplest form is the reaction of the market to shifts in the economic environment. The various sectors are enjoyed at various stages of the cycle.

Arun Patel, Founder and Partner at Arunasset Investment Services, recently authored an article in The Economic Times exploring the shift in India’s investment patterns over the past 15 years.

Arun Patel, founder and partner at Arunusset Investment Services, shared his insights in Business Standard on how behavioral missteps led many investors astray in 2025, particularly in the F&O segment.