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I studied at Adelaide Boys' High School, and the University of Adelaide, Medical School. graduating in 1961. My field of specialisation was Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Prior to establishing my practice in Adelaide, I spent 5 years working in India, and Papua-New Guinea, in the field of reconstructive surgery for leprosy.
In retirement I joined the Australian Technical Analyst Association and passed the two examinations for a Diploma inTechnical Analysis, and the designation Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.

• All Ordinaries Index (XAO) tests resistance at 6250.

  By Kenneth Robson on May 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This post is a sequel to two others featuring the leading market index, the All Ordinaries Index, (XAO) written 06/02/18, and five weeks ago  on the 08/04/18. https://technicality.me/2018/04/08/all-ordinaries-index-xao-update/ Since the latter post, suggesting that the index was finding support at… Read More ›

• Super taxation schedule summary.

  By Kenneth Robson on May 9, 2018 • ( 0 )

  The misleading political allegation that since superannuation funds do not pay tax, retirees should not receive cash imputation credits, prompted me to research the accuracy of the statement. I have resourced the information in the summary below from Trish Power’s… Read More ›

• CSR Limited

  By Kenneth Robson on May 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  There is a memorable trading epigram that although lacking in rationale, seems to often prove empirically to be good advice. “Sell in May and go away” No one knows who coined the saying and why, but it may have come… Read More ›

• AGL Energy Limited

  By Kenneth Robson on May 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    As shown in the Metastock candlestick chart below, (with ASX data supplied by Paritech), AGL Energy has proved to be an excellent portfolio selection for retail investors, rising from a low of $12.55 on the 12/12/2014, to a high… Read More ›

• AMP Limited

  By Kenneth Robson on May 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The first round of hearings of The Banking Royal Commission commenced on the13th March 2018 and in the 6 weeks since then it is finance management company AMP that has been more severely impacted by adverse revelations, than the big… Read More ›

• CSL Limited

  By Kenneth Robson on April 26, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

    CSL Limited has rarely disappointed retail shareholders with a simple buy and hold strategy, even when other stocks were being savaged as in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Yet the share-price trajectory of CSL is not always upwards. Inevitably… Read More ›

• How much more upside to Woodside?

  By Kenneth Robson on April 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Metastock chart below has been divided into four zones of price action by four perceived horizontal support/ resistance levels. Of the four, only zone 1 could be regarded as constituting a conventional trading zone with about 6 months of… Read More ›

• Ten Years of Telstra

  By Kenneth Robson on April 19, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The privatisation of Telstra was a financial bonanza for the Howard/ Costello  government. The first tranche alone, selling 33% of the government’s telecommunications enterprises, raised A$14 billion for federal coffers. Presumably the total revenue raised topped $50 billion. Along with… Read More ›

• Abbott’s Gotcha Turnbull, Gimmick!

  By Kenneth Robson on April 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  It matters little that despite the drawback of incumbency, Malcolm Turnbull has stayed ahead of Bill Shorten as preferred Prime Minister since the last election. Nor is it relevant, it would seem, that the weekly Roy Morgan polls with a… Read More ›

• All Ordinaries Index (XAO) Update

  By Kenneth Robson on April 8, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  In this post are 2 yearly charts of the All Ordinaries Index, the first from Incredible Charts, the second from Metastock using Paritech data. They look back on the extraordinary two day fall of the ASX on the 5th and… Read More ›