Stockradar Media and Testimonials
Mate I give it to you. The simple way that you go about your business & give your clients the true GUT feeling of what trading is all about & the ebbs & flows we go thru when the analysis goes against you.
I commend you with your set up & just how relaxed I am watching you explain what the chart tells us all. Pattern Price & Time.
I do follow you on You-Tube .every Thursday & enjoy what you say.
cheers Doug C. Aug 2024
I’m a recent subscriber and I think I and my portfolio have found a home. Your trading plan is clear and makes sense.Your technical analysis being limited to standard MACD and Vol is comforting as I view a lot of TechA as mere manipulation of numbers in the end “proving” not much. My trading plan involves your basic watch list and is filtered referencing relative rotational graphs higlighting stocks that are performing well not just in relation to themselves but also to an index or peer group of stocks. I wish you and your business well this year. My portfolio is up 112% from July to December 2020 – more luck than skill – so 2021 is all about “Capital preservation” and your trading plan looks like its going to do the job.
Regards Kevin D Jan 2021
First of all I would like to say thank you for such a terrific service, and being so generous with your knowledge and experience. I have been reading your blog and old newsletters, as well as learning from your Youtube channel, and everything you speak about is sensible, prudent, and actually works. It’s surprising how difficult this can be to find in relation to the sharemarket.
Stuart P. September 2019
We have been a subscriber to Stockradar for a number of years. Richard is a professional market analyst and systems builder and has a genuine interest in guiding self-directed investors to better manage their money and ease their stress. He’s always given us direct phone and email time with questions enabling us to fully understand and have confidence in the Stockradar strategy. We’ve developed greater discipline, consistency and profitability with Stockradar’s clearly defined rules for entries and exits, risk management and portfolio management. The system keeps us safe. Take the time to fully understand the Stockradar process, so that you too, understand the “edge” or positive expectancy that the trading system offers.
Mark & Sally B. May 2019
Read many books and spent many hours analysing stock charts – in the end settled on the proven Stockradar strategy. Nice and simple – a weekly notification instructs what to buy and sell and you’re still in total control of your portfolio.
Pleasure working with Richard on data modelling and validating the stock trading strategy.
Arnis G. May 2019
Working with various partners and business leaders in the stock market/financial industry for the past 15 years has certainly made me appreciate who in the field knows what they say and who is just plain BS. Richard Lie is the ultimate professional and a trustworthy partner, and it has been a pleasure to work with him, to understand how he operates and to appreciate his long term investment ideas and methodologies. As a client, he has always been professional and cooperative, and I can see that he gives extreme care to make sure his clients receive timely and honest guidance.
George P. May 2019
Australian Shareholders Association – Equity magazine March 2019
Thank you for yet another successful profitable year from following your signals and advice !
Your service is exceptional and excellent value for money.
Having learnt in those early days not to try and second guess the proven process makes it very easy and removes so much emotion and stress from trading
It can really be as easy as placing trades once a week and then go sailing!
I am enjoying a great deal your education via the blog and YouTube videos
The addition of the Trend intensity indicator to the bottom of the charts is of great benefit
Peter N
Thanks for the email. Everything is going well from our perspective, the clients are happy,
This must be more than coincidental that I was going through today some of my archive boxes and came across some of my Stockradar Reports of a decade ago when I first subscribed and, now receiving a copy of your email celebrating a 21 year milestone of Stockradar.
Prior to attending one of your seminars in Adelaide at that time, my share trading lacked both discipline and method.
It was a result of your approach that brought my trading under control and, while some of the methods I now use may have changed slightly over the years, it had it’s beginnings with Stockradar that I have been happy to endorse to my friends and relatives.
Now that you have reached 21 years of using essentially the same approach, underlines the consistency that methodology brings to share trading.
Congratulations on your milestone!
Peter W
Thanks for another great year. Your stock tips, but most of all your cash management strategy, which I religiously follow, worked once again.
The NAV for my SMSF grew 14.7% over the last financial year.
Norman J
Thanks for the email. Everything is going well from our perspective, the clients are happy, the returns have been good.
Troy D. Partner and Senior Adviser Ord Minnet
I really enjoy Stockradar – it is such a well thought out and disciplined system Hope you keep it going for many more years to come.
Stewart H.
YOUR “XTRA” ( COMMODITIES, Small CAPS AND ETFS ) AND “GREED” SERVICES ARE LIKE BLOOD TO DRACULA!
SLR IS ONE LITTLE LADY THAT HAS MOVED FROM FLOWER SELLER IN COVENT GARDEN TO A PRINCESS.
YOUR TRUISM RE WORK WITH STOPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WORKING WITH FEISTY IECES, WAS SUCH GREAT ADVICE.
Fugly
I bought MYX on 21/03 @ $1.41 I sold it last week @$1.90 over 28% profit. Big thank you.Just another one of your great stock picks. I bought SIP 08 March at $0.88 and sold 22June @ $1.21 that is 38% Another big thank you.
Mervyn J.
I joined XXX early July 2015 with $500,600 .It seemed a good idea.XXX would stock pick and actively manage running the SMSF. No more set and forget and outrageous fees and brokerage charges. Sadly my portfolio diminished to $400,500. A loss of $100.000 in less than a year.
It turned out to be set and forget and a focus on Banks and dividends .I lost 25 % on NAB and they told me we still like the stock. I have a number of stocks that have been in the red from the day I bought them.But it is a balanced portfolio.I want a green portfolio.
In March I joined your Stockradar and started instructing my adviser what to buy. I am seeing greens shoots all over my portfolio . ANN up 6% CTD up 19%, ORA up 9%, SEK up 2%, SIP up 31% VOC up 10%.
Mervyn J.
I’ve been meaning to send you a note to compliment your efforts on educating your subscribers. Keep us the good work – your sharing and your passion for it are wonderful. Compliments also on the recent web changes.
Dianne B.
Just wanted to say thanks for another year of great advice and to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016.
I am retiring (from work) at the end of January. My SMSF has hit my projected target, thanks a lot to the very sound advice and education you have provided. I now feel very confident about the future and look forward to many years of further investment. Thanks again.
Norman J.
Well done with your service which is exceptional and not very hard at all to take the signals and make the subscription price and far more . Enjoy the research being done for me and more time for living !
Peter N.
Just a note to commend you on your revamped software.
And also thank you for your explanation re your recommendation on BKL to a puzzled subscriber. Like others I’m sure, I have watched BKL in astonishment as it continued on its rocket ride, anchored as one often is to estimates of value. I really appreciated your sharing the rationale of your trading plan (mine is still a-work-in-progress) which helped a lot. I now understand why you take weekly signals for confirmation rather than acting on daily triggers
Thanks again,
Tanya M.
Thanks for the excellent service.
Jim E.
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Traders Story: Richard Lie
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Articles published in the ASX newsletter
By Richard Lie, Stockradar
Retails ‘new world order’.
What the charts say about Woolworth’s, Wesfarmer’s, Harvey Norman and Myer
Is the dotcom bubble about to burst?
What the charts say about Seek, Carsales.com, Rea and Wotif.
Profit from the ageing population.
What the charts say about Japara, Regis, Estia and Invocare
Are Retail stocks a bargain now?
What the charts say about Woolworths, Wesfarmers, Harvey Norman and Myer
Solid trends for the ‘big four’ builders
What the share-price charts say for CSR, Boral, James Hardie Industries and Adelaide Brighton.
Best internet stocks to buy
What the charts say about Seek, REA Group, Carsales.com and Wotif.com
Big miners roll with the punches
What the share-price charts say about BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Fortescue and Atlas Iron.
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Articles
Technically we’re going nowhere.
By Richard Lie, Stockradar
Where to next for the ASX – Bull market is maturing.
By Richard Lie, Stockradar
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Richard Lie
Richard Lie was one of the pioneers of technical analysis in Dow Jones in London and is the founder of Stockradar trading company.
Richard shares his distinguished trading journey from when he started to where he is now. You’ll hear about the time an overnight position turned horribly wrong, the occasions his ego has caught him out, and the instances he failed the discipline test and didn’t follow his trading plan.
Richard has some sound advice to those starting in the markets, and he’ll share how a lifestyle by the beach is just one of the rewards trading has given him.
To see more of what Richard Lie offers to the world of trading, check out his Stock Radar website at this link.
To check out Richard’s blog, click here.
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” Stockradar is key in giving a great heads up over other investment advisory services. Analysis of stock-market price behaviour is an indispensible and necessary tool that runs ahead of not-yet-publicly declared news. The weekly entry/exit format is a welcome and wise release, critical in complimenting our own in-house fundamental analysis. Like any ‘system’ it does not offer a nirvana-heaven for investors but is an extremely sound and vital investment tool. “
Stephen Marshall – Stockbroker, Ord Minnett
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Does Newcrest mining have the golden touch?
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How low can iron ore prices go?
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Why the price is right for energy stocks
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Nickel’s time in the sun may be upon us again
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Chinese stocks set for rebound?
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Published in Your Trading Edge May/June 2014
Richard Lie is aSIC licensed, the founder of the hedge fund Crusader Capital management and the stock advisory service www.stockradar.com.au, which provides an independent alternative to fundamental analysis. Between 1987 and 1996, the UK office of Dow Jones Telerate employed him as product manager – technical analysis, overseeing training and development. There he developed a unique technical analysis “inform and educate” system to empower its clients. This has since been recognised as one of the most effective technical analysis education models in the world today.
1. How and when did you first become interested in the markets?
I was about 21 years old, pretty wet behind the ears, and working at the Australian Bullion Company. I had this gruff boss, a trader called Neville Davies, and he used futures to hedge the overnight gold exposure. He was the moneyman, and I guess I wanted to be like him. As his trading assistant I saw all his accounts, how he did it, and I was surprised to learn that he used charts and price analysis alone to make decisions in the market. I was hooked.
2. And then what happened?
My boss promoted me to ‘futures trader’. He saw something in me, I suppose; he responded to my strong interest and desire to learn more about charting. I traded futures for the Australian Bullion Company for about four years. We formed views based on charts, and some clients listened, some didn’t. Most of our private clients were hardcore speculators. Our charting helped a lot of them. It was a very exciting time.
3. How were you able to learn and educate yourself about the markets? On the job, initially at Australian Bullion Company and later at the Melbourne- based stockbroker A.C. Goode, where I traded futures under a boss who traded very successfully. His name was Geoff Ashelford and he was another gruff, no crap kind of guy. He used a highly systematic approach, also using charts analysis. He used to hand-draw a five-minute chart on the SPI – computers didn’t really exist on trading desks in those days. All our quotes were picked off our Reuters screen. He was a ‘scalper’, a short-term break-out trader, in and out of the market 20-30 times a day. The market was a lot less transparent in those days. Front-running big orders was common, for example. And the line between sales trading and prop trading was less well defined. Clients would give us a pretty free reign.
4. Did you make mistakes when first starting out?
Hell yes. If you don’t make mistakes you don’t learn. There’s nothing like the pain of financial loss to hardwire your pain-pleasure receptors to be more alert in the future. If you’re smart you won’t let those mistakes cost you too much in the early years. I’ve had my fair share. One in particular stands out. I recall a terrible sleepless night in London, back in 1993, averaging down on an overnight gold position that went the wrong way. (As a younger man you’re also more inclined to take on bigger risks.) I was working for Dow Jones, educating clients on technical analysis and money management rules, so I should have known better. I did know better. It hurt. It was the textbook ‘ego trade’. Rule number one in trading – never ever average a loser!
5. Would you define yourself as a discretionary or mechanical trader, or a combination of both?
Mechanical with a small discretionary component.
6. Can you give a brief overview of your trading style?
First of all, I never use leverage. There are plenty of opportunities to make money; no need to take on more risk. I use a systematic market timing approach that gives me an edge in buying low and selling high. There are three basic components to the system. I only buy stocks with emerging up trends. I only trade weekly, which reduces the noise, as well as the number of trades and cost. And I use a predetermined trailing stop to exit all my positions. To use a familiar adage: I ride the winners and cut the heads off the losers quickly. The more I’ve learnt, the simpler my approach has become. There is no end to the amount of research you can do when analyzing stocks. There are hundreds of technical indicators, for instance , and dozens of chart patterns. And each trader will have a slightly different take on each and every one of them. Best focus on what actually works.
7. Is there any one trade (win or loss) that had a profound effect on your development as a trader? If so, what did you learn from the trade?First of all, I never use leverage. There are plenty of opportunities to make money; no need to take on more risk. I use a systematic market timing approach that gives me an edge in buying low and selling high. There are three basic components to this system. I only buy stocks with emerging up trends. I only trade weekly, which reduces the noise, as well as the number of trades and cost. And I use a predetermined trailing stop-loss to exit all my positions. To use a familiar trading adage: I ride the winners and cut the heads off the losers quickly. The more I’ve learnt, the simpler my approach has become. There is no end to the amount of research you can do when analysing stocks. There are hundreds of technical indicators, for instance, and dozens of chart patterns. And each trader will have a slightly different take on each and every one of them. Best to focus on what actually works.
Yes, it was actually a trade my father had in RIO and NWS. He has always had an uncanny ability to sniff out a ‘frothy’ market. We might think we understand what greed looks like, but even the best of us can get caught up in the emotions of calling tops and getting involved in market bubbles. It’s also why it’s important to have a system that alerts you to these problems early. My old man is the rare kind who has this system in- built. He sold NWS at a major top in March 2000, and more recently RIO, at $125, before the crash. The lesson: do what you think is right and ignore the noise. It’s what gave me the confidence to advise my clients to exit 95% of stocks pre-GFC, which wasn’t a popular move at the time, but proved to be the right one.
8. Can you tell us about your best and worst trades?
GOOD ONE: Bought JBH in 2004 and sold it in 2007, for a 400% rise. Bought it again in 2008, and sold it in 2009, for a run-up of around 100%. Ride your winners! My trailing stop-loss rule was key; it kept me in these big winning positions for far longer than a discretionary approach would have. It’s the difference between large portfolio returns and average ones.
BAD ONE: A long overnight gold position that went underwater quickly. I then averaged down – ‘the ego trade’ – and it went from bad to worse. It was psychologically damaging. I was living in London at the time, younger and more foolish. Cut those losses quickly using a cold-hearted systematic approach. Trust me, the short-term pain will be replaced by long-term psychological strength and satisfaction.
9. Would you classify yourself as a short-term or long-term trader?
Mid to long-term.
10. What advice would you offer to people getting started as traders on the relative merits or otherwise of each? Build your trading system on a proven edge. Protect yourself by using basic money management principles. And perhaps the most challenging rule of all: implement your system!
11. What markets do you trade and which markets do you prefer? Do you have a favourite and why?
Australian equities. I like to take advantage of the long-term uptrend in equities, which is an important edge to have. Currencies, for instance, do not display this one-way component. I don’t short stocks for the same reason, as the odds are less advantageous in the long run. Best to sit on your hands, and keep your powder dry for better opportunities down the road. Many Australian companies also pay great dividends.
You should also stick to what you know
– if you can’t get it right where you are, diversifying into other markets, such as currencies and commodities, won’t help. Your trading principles have to be right.
12. What makes your trading style different from others? What sets you apart from other traders?
I follow a system that works. I don’t think I know better. The human component can be damaging and hurt your bottom line. My motto is: focus, discipline and confidence in your plan, and having clients looking over your shoulder making sure you don’t stray from it. You must be accountable to someone, be it your boss, your clients, or your wife.
13. Do you have a favourite rule?
My exit rules. When you’re wrong, because your system tells you are, get out! It’s my single greatest money saver. It knows better.
14. Ed Seykota says, “Everybody gets what they want from the markets.” What do you get from the markets? The stock market doesn’t stop challenging me. It’s an inner game, as well as an outer one. The market challenges me to be better than I am – as a trader and as a human being. Doing what is right in the long run and not necessarily what I want to do at the time. That’s the biggie.
15. Has trading affected your lifestyle? It’s allowed me to be my own boss, which has been hugely rewarding. I live by the beach in Melbourne. I walk to work, often in shorts and a T-shirt. It’s also taught me contentment, to be happy with what you’ve
ggot. The need to have more, to risk more, to be George Soros, no longer holds me. My smaller and safer game is enough. Don’t let greed derail your real long-term goals.
16. What books, seminars to courses have you read and attended and which would you recommend?
Nicholas Darvas’s autobiographical book from 1961, How I made $200,000 in the stock market. Argh the inspiration! The simplicity!
17. What does the future hold of you? Security, because investors don’t need to be exposed to GFC events. They are easily avoidable. YTE
traders story
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Volatile pair give bullish sign for stocks
PUBLISHED: 11 APR 2014 09:12:37
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‘Awesome foursome’ face big test
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When will our ‘bi-polar’ $A grow up?
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THE FUNDAMENTALIST V THE TECHNICIAN: IS PALADIN A BUY?
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WOULD YOU BUY THIS STOCK?
PUBLISHED: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
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“A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before the end.” Barton Biggs
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“Intermarket Analysis is based on economic principles. However, it is not theory. Intermarket work is market-driven. There is nothing theoretical about a profit and loss statement. Economists look at statistics to determine the direction of the economy and, by inference, the direction of the financial markets. Chartists look at the market themselves. This is a big difference. While economic statistics are usually backward-looking, the markets are forward-looking. It is much like comparing the relative merits of using a lagging or a leading indicator. Given the choice, most people would choose the leading indicator. This goes to the heart of technical analysis. One of the basic premises of the technical approach is that the price action in each market (and each stock) is also a leading indicator of its own fundamentals. In that sense, chart analysis is just a shortcut form of economic and fundamental analysis. This is also why the intermarket analyst uses charts. Another reason that chartists have such a big advantage in intermarket work is that they look at so many different markets. Charts make a daunting task much simpler. In addition, it is not necessary to be an expert in any of the markets. All one needs to do is determine if the line on the chart is going up or down. Intermarket work goes a step further by determining if two related markets are moving in the same direction or in the opposite direction. It does not matter if the charts being compared are those of gold, bond yields, the dollar, the Dow, or the Japanese stock market. You do not have to be a charting expert to do intermarket work, either. The ability to tell up from down is all that is needed. And an open mind.” John Murphy
