#Gold #Nasdaq For years, the stock market penguin has been exploring the pleasures of taxidermy, essentially royally stuffed but after a 10 year hiatus, is showing the potential of a surprise Lazarus effect! Back in January of this year (or sometime last week as this has been a fast 12 months). The share price has managed to close above our 84p on 7 occasions, giving considerable hope for the future and allowing us to delve into the realms of fantasy for what the future may hold!
Don’t get us wrong, we expect to be right with our calculations but ALWAYS suffer an extreme version of the collywobbles as timeframes are never a strong point. But Rockhopper has closed above our target level an even more impressive 12 times, so we absolutely must mix the tea leaves and attempt to figure out a future.
Unfortunately, for Rockhopper, things are now a bit weird. We’ve not checked the current news stream for Rockhopper as previous experience Anyone remembering Desire Petroleum) has taught to deal with Falklands oilers with a degree of caution, relying on the numbers and avoiding market hype which can be rather inflammatory. Or not, due to Desire mistakenly identifying water as oil, an easy mistake…
However, for Rockhopper, the immediate situation demands CLOSURE above 86p to justify some considerable hope, apparently opening the doors to a medium term ambition at 119p with our secondary, if beater, at 158p and the need to re-run the numbers, should the market sneak above such a level. Presently at 76p, it is one heck of an ambition.#
From a close near term perspective, there are some potentials.
Allegedly, above just 77p should bring a boost to an initial 80.3p with our secondary, if bettered, at 87.5p. This should give the market the opportunity to decide whether to close above 86p and kick open the door to a Big Picture perspective. Who knows, perhaps this shall prove to be a “Santa Thing” for 2025.
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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 |
| 11:07:48PM | BRENT | 6152.9 | Success | ||||||||
| 11:15:45PM | GOLD | 4463.64 | 4406 | 4380 | 4351 | 4430 | 4467 | 4619 | 4861 | 4406 | Success |
| 11:19:42PM | FTSE | 9863.9 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 11:22:52PM | STOX50 | 5748.3 | Success | ||||||||
| 11:20:21PM | GERMANY | 24319.7 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 11:23:26PM | US500 | 6880.2 | Success | ||||||||
| 11:28:19PM | DOW | 48364.2 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 11:31:46PM | NASDAQ | 25492.2 | 25397 | 25370 | 25308 | 25495 | 25558 | 25688 | 25837 | 25400 | |
| 11:34:19PM | JAPAN | 50436 |
22/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9865 points. Change of -0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,472,807,622 a change of -68.77%
19/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9897 points. Change of 0.61%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 17,521,574,490 a change of 151.82%
18/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9837 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,957,992,172 a change of -2.38%
17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%
16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%
15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%
12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55% 
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.
We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…
Section One – Outlook Updated Today. Click here for Section Two – Outlook Remains Valid shares
Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:CCL Carnival** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SRP Serco** **
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Updated charts published on : Carnival, Fresnillo, Glencore Xstra, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group, SAGA Plc, Speedyhire, Serco,
LSE:CCL Carnival. Close Mid-Price: 2358 Percentage Change: + 1.95% Day High: 2367 Day Low: 2272
In the event of Carnival enjoying further trades beyond 2367, the share s ……..
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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 3260 Percentage Change: + 2.84% Day High: 3284 Day Low: 3200
Target met. Further movement against Fresnillo ABOVE 3284 should improve ……..
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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 389.95 Percentage Change: + 0.10% Day High: 398.8 Day Low: 388.35
Target met. Continued trades against GLEN with a mid-price ABOVE 398.8 sh ……..
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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1167.2 Percentage Change: + 0.02% Day High: 1171.8 Day Low: 1159.2
All HSBC needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 1171.8 to improve acceleration ……..
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LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group Close Mid-Price: 10570 Percentage Change: -0.14% Day High: 10685 Day Low: 10445
In the event of Intercontinental Hotels Group enjoying further trades bey ……..
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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 386.5 Percentage Change: + 1.44% Day High: 389 Day Low: 375
Continued trades against SAGA with a mid-price ABOVE 389 should improve t ……..
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LSE:SDY Speedyhire. Close Mid-Price: 25.25 Percentage Change: + 2.23% Day High: 25.1 Day Low: 22.9
If Speedyhire experiences continued weakness below 22.9, it will invariab ……..
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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 278.6 Percentage Change: + 0.22% Day High: 280 Day Low: 276
In the event of Serco enjoying further trades beyond 280, the share shoul ……..
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