Whether they move up or not in a bullish market, banking stocks have certainly been able to outperform in bearish phases in the last one year. They have fallen less compared to other sectors. Will this happen this time as well? The probability is high. The reason: Earnings. The Q1 earnings season has not panned out as expected for a number of sectors. There was simply no major follow-up recovery in many sectors. In the banking sector, however,
