New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Market veteran Vijay Kedia, known as Czar of small-cap stocks, recently summed up the emotional journey of stock market cycles using an unlikely but striking metaphor borrowed from Gen Z dating culture.

In a light-hearted post on X, Kedia said he learned new dating terms from younger generations and used them to decode how markets behave across cycles.

"Situationship creates Bull Markets.

Bull Markets turn into Breadcrumbing.

Breadcrumbing leads to Bear Markets.

Bear Markets end in Ghosting."

With that, he distilled decades of market wisdom into four short lines that resonated instantly with investors navigating volatile times. His closing thought - "Every cycle begins with excitement. and ends in silence. Clar...