Entries by Stockradar

Trading Tactics

Our portfolio service is designed to attract patient capital that doesn’t get troubled by broader market conditions. Recently I discussed the benefits of weekly data (see Stockradar blog – The primary motivation for using the weekly time frame is for perspective), which suits the majority of my SMSF members as it is employed to avoid […]

The primary motivation for using the weekly time frame is for perspective and to help you catch the big trends.

Ride ‘em cowboy One of key premises we work with at Stockradar is the weekly time frame. It helps you filter out the daily ‘noise’ and allows you to ride those big trends with confidence. Our natural inclination when profits are growing fast is to ‘take the money and run’, or use a shorter-term chart […]

Complacency is our enemy

There is no doubt the ETF wave of popularity is creating a self-perpetuating dangerous and ‘unknown’ quantity with repercussions yet to be fully understood or played out. In my blog over recent months I refer to the many issues surrounding this ETF phenomenon taking hold of investors. ‘Passive investing is in danger of devouring capitalism’ […]

The Trend Intensity Rating Indicator

Market sentiment plays a critical role in assessing share price movements. Stockradar delivers a consistent measurement of market sentiment using its unique tool, the Trend Intensity Indicator. The Trend Intensity Indicator combines and weighs four simple tools: trend, volume, moving averages and price momentum. This generates an invaluable benchmark that highlights only those stocks with compelling […]

The ‘trade’ ingredients that make up a successful trader.

An excellent article in the AFR today on page 13, ‘The second life of our star trader (12/9/16), on one successful trader ‘doing it his way” . It has always intrigued my to read of the successes of other traders. Often the template is the similar but usually they will have one unique defining point of […]