Mesha/Aries: In order to increase your profits in trading, concentrate on transport, telecom and software stocks. Intra-day speculation will prove quick and profitable. Keep an eye on Zee Telefilms. Financial services and banking sector stocks would prove gainful in January. Metal and tea stocks can lead to a loss. Hesitancy and caution will keep pulling you back from any aggressive trading. The planets want to teach you to be patient. Brokers can win competitive business, especially in transport and power sector stocks.

Rishaba/Taurus: Banking, FII, tea and auto component stocks are your route to profit. Software stocks in January. You would prove extremely successful in speculative wins inentertainment and fast-moving consumer good stocks. Stars will help you in playing bear in petro stocks. But be cautious with friends. Some would prove unreliable leading to losses. At the same time be on the lookout for whispers and inside information.

Mithuna/Gemini: Castrol, GE Shipping and liquor stocks are more favoured. Be on the lookout for opportunities in waste processing stocks. They may not belong to the `A' group, but you could make a niche out of this. Petro stocks would be profitable. Profits, however, would come in small dribbles. You can better that by joining the bears. The New Year will teach you the patient waiting game in playing bears. Copper will prove profitable in March.

Kataka/Cancer: You could become very successful in competitive bidding in trading government bonds. With the government planning to offload PSU stocks, stars favour you in pocketing these deals. You will gain from petro stocks, but there would be occasions when you are trapped quite unexpectedly.Exercise patience and you shall ultimately come out as the winner. Finance and banking stocks should reward you handsomely, but transport stocks could spell trouble.

Simha/Leo: Windfall profits likely from tea stocks. Aluminium and tractor companies should come second in your priority list. March should be the period when you should be on the lookout for making your fortune in transport stocks. To a smaller extent, software stocks will add to your gain. Finance and banking stocks are not your cup of tea, is what the stars indicate. They could take away the profit you make at other counters. Exploit steel in January. Brokers could expand their business aggressively in the quarter.

Kanya/Virgo: Tea, fertiliser and steel would prove profitable mid-January onwards. You will be extremely successful in speculation in transport and software stocks. Copper and pharma could prove treacherous. Though you would feel charged about petro stocks, it could add woes, but not profits. Keep away fromcopper. Take care of your tax matters. Bond dealers would find the going tough. Castrol and GE Shipping would be profitable for you right through the year.

Tula/Libra: Quick and short-term trading is very much your cup of tea. Be focussed on Telco and Ashok Leyland. In M&M you would feel like winning, but trades are likely to go against you ultimately. Keep a mile away from Tata Tea and fertiliser stocks. You will be reasonably successful in speculative trades in petro stocks, but profits from this sector will be rather restricted. Copper and pharma are highly favoured when it comes to making profits without much struggle. Brokers should be able to make a long-term tie-up with big clients. Do not be put off by difficulties.

Vrischika/Scorpion: Launch yourself in the fast track on transport stocks. Your bank balance will bulge. And when it comes to speculation, nothing like tea, tractors and fertilisers. Keep your eyes and ears tuned and you will have a flood of information coming to yourdoors. You are in good books with the government and tax authorities. Speculation in finance stocks can give you fat and quick profits. Brokers can expand their terminals and this would multiply their turnover. Do not speculate on oil sector stocks. Castrol is an exception though. Avoid tea stocks towards March.

Dhanur/Sagittarius: You are a rare category to whom petro stocks will bring fortune. You are ideally suited to speculate in these and especially play bear. Your courage will be under threat quite often. Snatch profits from tea and tractor stocks during the second half of the quarter. Very quick profits can also be foreseen in software, transport and entertainment stocks in February and March. You will be tempted to trade in finance stocks, but stars do not indicate this to be a source of any great income. The biggest challenge for you will be to keep your mind from getting into grooved thinking.

Makara/Capricorn: If you are a broker, it is time to tie up with big size financiers.But stitch up everything tightly or you may end up with a big loss. For trading, nothing like transport stocks. On software stocks, exercise caution. While you will be tempted to do much speculative trading, losses can be heavy - if you are not extremely careful. Consider the possibility of converting trading stocks into long-term investments, if forced. Copper can lead to losses. But pharma stocks can lead to windfall gains.

Kumba/Aquarius: Time to become a millionaire. Fortune favours you greatly. Focus your attention on finance and banking sector stocks. Software stocks should also fall in the same ball park. Your biggest problem will be gathering courage. Hesitation will mark your putting through trades and booking your profits. Despite that, you will make gains. Caution and prudence on the other hand would prove beneficial. Friends would prove helpful and give information on which you can cash. Give great attention to your broker. His lethargy would harm you.

Meena/Pisces: The blackgold is your fortune. However, profits could come in small droplets. To compensate you should widen your portfolio to transport, finance and software stocks, especially in the second half of the quarter. Tea stocks would be very tempting. While they can give profits, they could give you much headache. It will not be as easy a run as you will have in finance and software stocks. Castrol is your stock for speculation. Going short on petro stocks would be beneficial. But you would have to do much waiting before you can collect your gains. Exercise care in your dealings.