38 days buying 1 NIFTYBEES daily – data, proof & lessons

[Karan]

Started a simple challenge 38 trading days ago: buy 1 unit of Nippon Nifty 50 ETF (NIFTYBEES) every trading day without exception. No market timing, no skipping, no excuses. Market up? Buy. Market down? Buy. Market closed? Wait and buy tomorrow.

Current portfolio snapshot:

- Trading days completed: 38
- Units held: 23
- Total invested: ₹6,195
- Current value: ₹6,262
- P&L: ₹67

Why NIFTYBEES specifically? Lowest‑cost way to own all 50 Nifty companies at once. No stock picking, no research paralysis. Just the index. Buy and forget.

What I've learned in 38 days:

1. The hardest part isn't the money, it's the discipline on red days. When the market is down 1.5%, every instinct says wait. The system says buy anyway.
2. Small amounts feel pointless early. Whatever my total is right now isn't life‑changing. But the habit being built is what matters.
3. The average buy price smooths out automatically. I've bought at highs and lows; the average settles itself without any extra work.
4. Market‑closed days are mentally tougher than red days. Nothing to do except wait and come back tomorrow.
5. Consistency is genuinely boring – and that's exactly the point.

Small side note: I've started documenting this daily and getting views now but zero followers. 38 days of buying and 0 followers – funnier than frustrating at this point.

The goal: Keep buying every trading day until I hit ₹1,00,000 invested. Currently 6.2% there.

Happy to answer any questions about the approach or share weekly updates here if anyone's interested. Has anyone else done something similar with ETFs or index funds?

[Sakshi]

There's no point in doing this. Just run a backtest and you'll see a monthly SIP is enough.

[Nisha]

What's the point of this? I don't get why the mods allow such posts.

[Ujjwal]

Bro, buying NIFTY when it's 1.5% down is the easy part. Buying when it's 1.5% up is the hard part. Always remember "buy red, sell green".

[Cinemapicha]

Back‑testing on Claude would have taken less than 38 seconds with the same observations. I think you just wasted 38 days for nothing, bro, tbh.

[Vishal]

Park your money (₹10,000) in a debt fund and use an STP (systematic transfer plan) to move it into a flexi fund. It's easier to beat benchmark returns and stay consistent.

[Keerthi]

What a pointless post.

[Manav]

Don't sell now, the market will crash if you do.

[Govind]

Or get this – you can start an SIP and buy once a month but in bigger chunks. I know, a crazy idea.

[Swati]

Keep doing whatever floats your boat, but don't expect followers – they come from results.

[Sahil]

This is an experiment in self‑discipline, not a market trick. You can try the same with other habits – wake up at 6 am daily, do 10 push‑ups, skip one coffee, etc. Don't expect followers; it's only for yourself.