How to Build a Winning Stocks Portfolio in 2026? | Ft. Alok Jain | Sanjay Kathuria Podcast EP61

In this episode of the Sanjay Kathuria Podcast, we host Alok Jain, SEBI-registered Investment Advisor and Founder of Weekend Investing, a research firm specialising in rule-based momentum investing .

An IIT Delhi graduate with an MBA and Master’s in Finance from the University of Maryland, Alok brings 30+ years of market experience and is known for building a mechanical, emotion-free investing system followed by thousands of retail investors through his smallcase portfolios.

In this masterclass, we break down momentum investing, stock selection strategies, portfolio rebalancing, 52-week high strategy, and risk management frameworks that help investors consistently beat the market. If you want to build a disciplined, data-driven portfolio in 2026 — this episode is a must-watch.

📘 What You’ll Learn

✅ What is momentum investing and how it works

✅ How to rank stocks using momentum scores

✅ Why trends matter more than news

✅ Portfolio rebalancing strategy explained

✅ Momentum vs value investing (Buffett approach)

✅ 52-week high strategy decoded

✅ How to build a Nifty 500 portfolio

✅ Risk management & diversification rules

✅ Gold allocation in your portfolio

✅ Biggest mistakes retail investors make

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Podcast Teaser

01:42 – Guest Intro – Alok Jain

05:06 – Momentum Investing Explained

06:18 – How to Rank Stocks by Momentum Score?

07:35 – Why News Follows Trends

08:50 – Portfolio Rebalancing Strategy

10:15 – Horse Race Analogy for Stock Picking

11:45 – Avoid Stocks in Deep Drawdown

12:48 – Casino Math of Winning Trades

13:27 – Momentum vs Value Investing

16:25 – Mixing Value & Momentum

18:30 – Retail Investor vs Fund Managers

19:18 – Trend is Your Friend

20:28 – 52-Week High Strategy

22:49 – 4 Regrets of Stock Traders

24:04 – Zomato Case Study

25:25 – 4 Rules to Become Profitable

26:59 – Building Nifty 500 Portfolio

29:10 – Monthly Rebalancing

31:45 – Expected Returns Over 5 Years

33:11 – Large vs Mid vs Small Cap

34:15 – Gold Allocation Strategy

36:52 – Nifty 500 Momentum 50 vs Nifty 500

37:29 – Microcap Strategy Explained

39:11 – SEBI Red Flags

40:43 – Handling Bad News in Stocks

41:30 – Common Momentum Mistakes

42:12 – Start with 20% Allocation

42:53 – Momentum in Global Markets

44:17 – Risk Adjusted Returns

45:04 – Final Advice

45:32 – Episode Outro

🔗 Guest Socials

Twitter (X): https://x.com/WeekendInvestng

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlokJain

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/rohiniglobal

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alokjainmweekendinvesting/

Website: https://weekendinvesting.com/

Smallcase: https://weekendinvesting.smallcase.com/

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