Stay the Course and Ride the market

Charlie Munger said: "The big money is not in the buying or the selling, but in the waiting." A quick look at recent corrections in Indian headline indices and path to recovery truly captures Charlie's wit! COVID Crash (Mar 2020) 📉 Drawdown: –39% (Nifty 50) 📆 Duration: ~2 weeks (peak to trough) 🔁 Recovery Time: ~6 months Late 2021 Dip (Nov–Dec 2021) 📉 Drawdown: –10% 📆 Duration: ~6 weeks 🔁 Recovery Time: ~3 months Mid‑2022 Correction (Apr–May 2022) 📉 Drawdown: –10% 📆 Duration: ~4–6 weeks 🔁 Recovery Time: ~2–3 months General Elections Slide (June 2024) 📉 Drawdown: –10%+ 📆 Duration: ~2–3 weeks 🔁 Recovery Time: ~5 weeks Recent Dip (Mar–Apr 2025) 📉 Drawdown: –10%+ 📆 Duration: ~4 weeks 🔁 Recovery Time: Recovery underway