#FTSE #BrentCude Currently the FTSE appears to be taking lessons from the President of Ukraine in the field of amateur dramatics but, when we review movements so far in 2025, the gloss is coming off the index’ performance faster than PR points from Mr Zelensky. For a few days, it looked like the UK’s professional fireworks industries were going to save the day but we’re no longer quite as confident, aside from the salient detail Qinetic appear destined to head for 580p or so, around 50p higher than current. More importantly, we just got around to watching Ford Vs Ferrari, a largely ignored movie from 2019 which turned out to be extremely entertaining, making the visuals of motor racing enjoyable without working hard to invest oneself in the back-story of every team and driver. In other words, a good movie if even slightly interested in racing though it was a strange experience rooting for Ford, a car company we now detest thanks to a C-Max.
As for the FTSE, it has now stumbled below the uptrend since 2024, a tiny little nudge which indicates some trouble may be ahead. Presently trading around 8682 points, the index needs now close a session above 8696 to get itself out of trouble.
For now, continued traffic below Thursdays low of 8645 risks triggering reversal to an initial 8610 with our secondary, if broken, at 8510 and hopefully a bounce. While visually this makes some sense, our arithmetic points at a bottoming potential around 8400 points. On the bright side, the tightest stop loss level can be assigned at 8696 points, fairly wide but otherwise acceptable.
Should gain potentials prove effective, above 8720 should prove interesting, allowing surprise recovery to an initial 8763 points with our secondary, if bettered, at an eventual 8844 points.
We are not impressed with the FTSE, hoping the kick off of F1 in a few days shall end the hiatus of weekends when we’re looking for some realistic action. Have a good weekend, ideally better than promised here for Argyll where snow is allegedly forecast.
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| Time Issued | Market | Price At Issue | Short Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Long Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Prior |
| 11:44:38PM | BRENT | 6933 | 6830 | 6635 | 6102 | 6982 | 6983 | 7031 | 7085 | 6926 | |
| 11:17:55PM | GOLD | 2910.86 | 2892 | 2883 | 2867 | 2912 | 2927 | 2942 | 2959 | 2913 | |
| 11:23:39PM | FTSE | 8651.7 | 8630 | 8591 | 8484 | 8694 | 8800 | 8856 | 8931 | 8744 | Success |
| 11:32:59PM | STOX50 | 5488 | 5452 | 5413 | 5362 | 5510 | 5566 | 5584 | 5628 | 5524 | |
| 11:37:42PM | GERMANY | 23235 | 23058 | 22981 | 22816 | 23266 | 23486 | 23640 | 23829 | 23159 | ‘cess |
| 11:44:06PM | US500 | 5758.2 | 5711 | 5692 | 5634 | 5766 | 5813 | 5841 | 5884 | 5743 | ‘cess |
| 11:47:44PM | DOW | 42639 | 42375 | 42199 | 41887 | 42660 | 43037 | 43123 | 43373 | 42877 | |
| 11:51:45PM | NASDAQ | 20165 | 19973 | 19883 | 19612 | 20190 | 20477 | 20609 | 20823 | 20290 | ‘cess |
| 11:54:19PM | JAPAN | 36935 | 36841 | 36662 | 36257 | 37108 | 37477 | 37628 | 37892 | 37241 | ‘cess |
6/03/2025 FTSE Closed at 8682 points. Change of -0.83%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,671,130,291 a change of 6.49%
5/03/2025 FTSE Closed at 8755 points. Change of -0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,203,655,204 a change of -19.84%
4/03/2025 FTSE Closed at 8759 points. Change of -1.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,986,196,002 a change of 22.76%
3/03/2025 FTSE Closed at 8871 points. Change of 0.7%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,320,378,637 a change of -49.26%
28/02/2025 FTSE Closed at 8809 points. Change of 0.61%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 14,426,533,627 a change of 91.89%
27/02/2025 FTSE Closed at 8756 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,518,268,288 a change of 21.01%
26/02/2025 FTSE Closed at 8731 points. Change of 0.73%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,212,854,759 a change of -4.11% 
SUCCESS above means both FAST & SLOW targets were met. ‘CESS means just the FAST target met and probably the next time it is exceeded, movement to the SLOW target shall commence.
Our commentary is in two sections. Immediately below are today’s updated comments. If our commentary remains valid, the share can be found in the bottom section which has a RED heading. Hopefully, this will mean you no longer need to flip back through previous reports. HYPERLINKS DISABLED IN THIS VERSION
Please remember, all prices are mid-price (halfway between the Buy and Sell). When we refer to a price CLOSING above a specific level, we are viewing the point where we can regard a trend as changing. Otherwise, we are simply speculating on near term trading targets. Our website is www.trendsandtargets.com.
UPDATE. We often give an initial and a secondary price. If the initial is exceeded, we still expect it to fall back but the next time the initial is bettered, the price should continue to the secondary. The converse it true with price drops.
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Section One – Outlook Updated Today. Click here for Section Two – Outlook Remains Valid shares
Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **
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Updated charts published on : Asos, ECO (Atlantic) O & G, Firstgroup, Fresnillo, Greggs, Intercontinental Hotels Group, ITM Power, Lloyds Grp., Tullow,
LSE:ASC Asos Close Mid-Price: 288.8 Percentage Change: -1.63% Day High: 305 Day Low: 286.2
Target met. Continued weakness against ASC taking the price below 286.2 c ……..
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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G Close Mid-Price: 9 Percentage Change: -2.70% Day High: 9.25 Day Low: 8.85
Weakness on ECO (Atlantic) O & G below 8.85 will invariably lead to 8.75p ……..
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LSE:FGP Firstgroup Close Mid-Price: 170.4 Percentage Change: -0.47% Day High: 177.9 Day Low: 171.3
All Firstgroup needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 177.9 to improve accelera ……..
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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 838.5 Percentage Change: + 1.21% Day High: 844 Day Low: 820.5
All Fresnillo needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 844 to improve acceleratio ……..
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LSE:GRG Greggs Close Mid-Price: 1762 Percentage Change: -3.03% Day High: 1842 Day Low: 1755
If Greggs experiences continued weakness below 1755, it will invariably l ……..
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LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group Close Mid-Price: 9308 Percentage Change: -2.80% Day High: 9694 Day Low: 9270
Target met. In the event Intercontinental Hotels Group experiences weakne ……..
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LSE:ITM ITM Power Close Mid-Price: 27.16 Percentage Change: -2.93% Day High: 29.3 Day Low: 26.6
In the event ITM Power experiences weakness below 26.6 it calculates with ……..
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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp. Close Mid-Price: 72.74 Percentage Change: -0.47% Day High: 74.46 Day Low: 72.34
In the event of Lloyds Grp. enjoying further trades beyond 74.46, the sha ……..
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LSE:TLW Tullow Close Mid-Price: 13.7 Percentage Change: -1.65% Day High: 14.75 Day Low: 13.58
If Tullow experiences continued weakness below 13.58, it will invariably ……..
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*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.
Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AFC AFC Energy** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CASP Caspian** **LSE:CCL Carnival** **LSE:CEY Centamin** **LSE:CLAI Cellular Goods** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DARK Darktrace Plc** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EME Empyrean** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HL. Hargreaves Lansdown** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IDS International Distribution** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IPF International Personal Finance** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:JET Just Eat** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MMAG Music Magpie** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:OPG OPG Power Ventures** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPT Spirent Comms** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **
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