All About ThePairTrader

All about ThePairTrader:

Our Founder is a strong believer in using Relative Strength (RS) as a simple, rules-based way to think about markets and manage his personal investments. ThePairTrader, his market identity, is built on this same “relative” way of looking at stocks, sectors, and opportunities.

How ThePairTrader got its name

The name ThePairTrader comes from our Founder’s early focus on Pair Trading, where two related stocks are compared and traded based on how they perform relative to each other, not just on their individual price moves. Over time, this “stock A vs stock B” habit evolved into a broader Relative Strength approach, where entire lists of stocks and sectors are compared to see which ones are consistently stronger than others and than the benchmark. The core thinking stayed the same: look at who is leading and who is lagging, in relative terms.

What is Relative Strength ?

Our Founder often explains Relative Strength using a cricket team analogy. Imagine being a selector with a big squad of players. The final playing XI is chosen based on current form – who is scoring runs and taking wickets now – rather than just past reputation. In-form players get more chances; out-of-form players are rotated out. In the same way, in his personal stock selection, he prefers companies that are “in form” relative to their peers and the market, and gradually reduces those that keep losing form, while still keeping an eye on fundamentals and risk.

What ThePairTrader reflects about Sanket

ThePairTrader reflects this relative, form-focused way of working with markets. It captures his journey from Pair Trading between two stocks, to comparing many stocks and sectors through Relative Strength, and then using that thinking to structure and review his own portfolios in a disciplined, cricket-selector style. This is an investment approach and way of analysing markets, not a promise of returns; no method, including Pair Trading or Relative Strength, can assure or guarantee any specific returns, and all investments are subject to market risks.