F5:

Pessimism

V₁₁

Increasing stock price will soon be followed by decreasing trend.

0.676

0.482

2.326

6.645

V₁₄

Investments are usually risky as gains are rare and losses are frequent

0.655

0.508

V₃₃

You feel that Indian stock market will face severe crash in future and most of stock will experience decline sharply.

0.682

0.514

F6: Herd Behavior

V₁₃

You consider newsletters an important source of information and thus consider them before taking an investment decision

0.815

0.771

2.084

5.955

V₁₆

The decisions of other investors to buy or sell stocks have influence on your investment

0.514

0.579

V₁₈

You think following some expert advice is a good idea as they possess more knowledge compared to you

0.748

0.508

F7:

Confirmation

V₂₅

After developing an opinion about the stock market performance you seek opinion of others before taking final decision to invest in the market.

0.600

0.669

2.069

5.913

V₂₆

You never care about bad news about the stock that you have purchased on the basis of self-created opinion.

0.747

0.661