New Delhi, April 7 -- As the Indian stock market took a sharp nosedive on Monday, with the Sensex crashing nearly 4,000 points and the Nifty 50 sliding below 21,750 in early trade, market watchers were quick to cite recession fears in the US amid the escalating global trade tensions.

The sudden correction triggered panic among retail investors and raised concerns over how global developments could continue to impact the Indian stock market.

But amid the global stock market chaos, Devina Mehra, Founder and CMD of First Global, took a step back from the panic to highlight a deeper, more important truth: markets are not as linear and predictable as we often assume.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mehra drew attention to how markets hav...