GUIDE TO USING STOCKRADAR

1. DIVIDENDS, RIGHTS ISSUES, CAPITAL RAISING, BONUS ISSUES TAKEOVERS ETC

This topic is raised quite often when they occur, so I’d like to outline how I handle them. For the most part these aspects of share trading are outside my area of expertise as a price analyst. I treat them with respect but don’t let them alter my price approach. The rules I keep simple. It is my approach and trade plan I adhere to not ‘other’ effects.

Dividends: are treated as a bonus and the stop level is not altered by the dividend amount. A good and healthy stock will invariably carry its dividend well

Rights Issues: Adjust the price for the rights issue and the stop by the same amount

Capital Raisings: Unless price is affected no change in stop

Bonus issues: Adjust the price for the bonus issue and the stop by the same amount.

Takeovers: If I am not in the stock I will stay away until the takeover is resolved be it predator or target. If I am in the stock, I will tighten the stop to the maximum 10%

2. STOCK UNDER OFFER

If a stock goes ‘under offer’ and it is not a stock pick I am not able to enter this stock. Stockradar is disqualified from trading the stock as takeovers are not our area of expertise. Capturing trends in response to price behaviour is our objective. If it is a stock pick I will tighten the stop and in some instances of the bid looks final I will exit at market.

3. TRADING GUIDELINES ON STOPS

I normally have a predetermined stop level that covers most stocks however for more volatile stocks that can move 10-15% in a week such as small miners and biotech’s an idea might be for you to double your stop distance and halve your exposure. To confirm the validity of a ‘break’ a 1% clearance of a reversal or stop level is required.

4. ACCELERATED STOP LOSS

The ‘Accelerated Stop’ is tightened further than the predetermined 10-15% level to protect a greater portion of profits under certain conditions. Some stocks have the requirement for lifting stops further than the ‘defined predetermined limit’ due to a low volatility or a stagnating trend especially in a situation where a stock is approaching overhead resistance. By stagnating trend it means when a stocks price is well above its stop but the exponential moving average is also well above the stop. It entails using the exponential moving average as a benchmark or previous lows to raise stops further from the predetermined stop level towards, or in some cases even above, the Exponential Moving Average (XMA).

5. 1% RULE

Price violations of 1% are required to confirm reversal or stop levels.

6. STOCKRADAR STOCK INCLUSIONS & DELETIONS ARE REVIEWED EVERY SIX MONTHS

As a general rule I follow the below standards. The Market capitalisation figure can vary depending on the market so I try to keep coverage to around the top 160 stocks, which are taken from the ASX/200.

Qualification:

1. Market capitalisation > 1 $Billion
2. Weekly volume averages > $5 million
3. Minimum 6 months price history

Disqualification:

1. Market capitalisation > $550 million
2. Weekly volume averages < $5m

7. RECENTLY ADDED STOCKS

Recently added stocks that are already ‘in an uptrend’ will have their latest high set as the trigger level.

8. MARKET CAPITALISATION GROUPS

Large Caps   =   1-50 stocks

Midcaps        =   51-100 stocks

Small Caps    =  101-300 stocks

9. NEWSLETTER BACK COPIES

A tip for accessing back copies of the newsletter. Each one has a number identifier in the address bar of your browser i.e. Issue # 447 identifier is 1293. https://www.stockradar.com.au/stockradar/index.php?action=static&pid=newsletter&id=1293&month=0&year=
If you change that number for example to 1287 it will give you the 1^st September newsletter. From here you can access various back copies.

10. MY ‘YOU TUBE’ CHANNEL

Don’t forget you can view my You Tube videos at Richard Lie – Stockradar to help get you started or do some reinforcement of our processes. I am now also providing regular market reports on overseas indices, commodities and Stocks on the Move.

11. BLOG

Useful information with challenging and provocative ideas and articles to inspire you thoughts.

12. FEAR AND GREED

Stockradar’s FEAR AND GREED objective.
It the Radar Newsletter fro time to time we uncover stocks whose share price over the long term has been debilitated by fear or a stock whose price has been driven to excess by greed.

Criteria for assessment.
Technical assessment is not foremost but sentiment is. That is the driving force behind stocks that are driven to excess by fear or greed. The ability to read sentiment and go against it is paramount in these cases. We need to put our prudent and astute hat on. The three main tenets will be sentiment first, then the cycle stage (a stock generally moves through four phases, uptrend, distribution, downtrend and accumulation), and finally price or technical information.