Out of 50 stocks, only 5 of them have delivered negative returns in the last one year. Out of these 5 stocks, three stocks belong to one industrial house which faced headwinds early last year. 7 stocks have delivered more than 100 percent return, 4 stocks have gained between 80 to 100 %, 8 stocks have gained between 60 to 80 %, 5 stocks between 40 to 60 %, 12 stocks have gained between 20 to 40% and 9 stocks have gained between 0 to 20%. So, if you have focussed only on these 50 stocks out of a total universe of more than 3000 stocks which are traded, the probability that you would have been able to make money both in volatile and trending markets and also satisfy your desire to be a trader and investor at same time would have been met. The reason why is stocks? Most retail traders have a tendency to trade with bullish bias and prefer taking long positions rather than going short even when markets are not so bullish.
