The Radar
The radar is your permanent watchlist — every stock you have ever owned or seriously considered, ranked by future grossed-up dividend yield. It is the central reference point for all buy and sell decisions.
How the radar is organised
Stocks are sorted by Rank Future G.Yield — their rank by grossed-up forward dividend yield, from highest to lowest. This immediately shows which stocks are generating the most income relative to their current price, adjusted for franking.
A “Meets Criteria” column provides a visual signal for each stock:
- ☺ Smiley face — all buy criteria are met; stock is a current buy candidate
- ☞ Pointing finger — watch warning; one or more sell criteria are triggered but no qualifying replacement yet exists
- ☻ Bomb — sell signal; sell criteria triggered AND a qualifying replacement stock exists with a higher grossed-up yield
- (blank) — stock is on the radar but does not meet buy or sell trigger conditions
Stocks stay on the radar permanently. Even after you sell a holding, it remains visible so you can track whether it recovers and becomes attractive again. Colour-coding distinguishes currently owned stocks from those previously sold and those not yet purchased.
The Christmas Tree chart
A companion chart shows today’s price change for every stock on the radar simultaneously — providing an instant visual overview of how the market is moving across your entire watchlist, without needing to check each stock individually.
Maintaining the radar
The radar requires regular maintenance — typically once or twice per week when market data is refreshed, and immediately whenever a company on the radar makes an ASX announcement. Key events to monitor include:
- Dividend announcements (amount, franking percentage, ex-date and payment date)
- Half-year and full-year results — particularly EPS relative to the dividend
- Profit warnings or guidance revisions
- Capital raisings, share buybacks or special dividends
- Changes to the RBA Cash Rate (affects your 7.79% pa target directly)
- ABS CPI releases (affects your 4.70% pa growth target)