#Brent #DAX Three weeks ago, when we discussed Barclays, we were moaning about the weather here in Argyll. Now, having survived the January breeze, we shall do so again. The only thing scary about the hurricane was it happened during daytime. Usually, these things go unreported as they happen during the night in our part of Scotland. For instance, in January last year, our heavy steel upper garden shed found itself decorating the trees with its contents of Xmas decorations until it finally slept forever amongst a 12 foot hedge. This year, its replacement didn’t even shrug when the winds battered it, even our wheelie bins also remaining in place as each held a concrete paving slab.
As storms go, it wasn’t that exciting but inevitably, the power went off at noon, justifying lighting the wood burner and prepping candles before darkness invaded at 4.30pm. An hour later, the ferry company decided the winds had abated to sufficiently retrieve their three vessels parked outside and by 7pm, my wife and I were getting fed up with the forced concept of talking to each other. Thankfully, the power clunked on and though satellite telly was unavailable, the internet still existed, our evening regaining a twist of normality. The animals also ventured out to the garden, no longer cross eyed, as neither particularly liked strong wind and rain and spent the day asking to go out, then refusing to stay out.
Saturday brought some reality, a few roads blocked by fallen trees and locals competing with each other to start their chainsaws. To be honest, I’d prepped and sharpened my own 32 inch machine just in case it was needed but was able to drive to my favourite forest walk without interruption. Finally, at this point, the impact of the hurricane was evident, a massive number of trees broken off around 20 feet from ground level, along with a similar number blown down to a 45 degree angle as their tops tangled in other trees, inhibiting any impressive fall. Overall, this was an indication the pine tree forest had been allowed to grow higher than was safe to cope with a breeze in Argyll. But most importantly, our little red tractor remained dry and secure under its tarpaulin, covering a machine caught outdoors mid-service with the big rear wheels off.
It is reported we survived wind speeds of up to 105mph completely unscathed, around 10mph higher than last years January storm!
But broadly speaking, here in Argyll, it was just another windy day, despite the media making a really big thing out of it. We suspect many folk like us, caught out a year ago, had prepped for this year and in our case, only regretted not having a standby generator. But missing an evening of Coronation St or East Enders was more of a blessing, rather than an issue. Unfortunately, nothing brought the satellite signal back for Saturday, meaning we missed the usually excellent Lee Mack and his “1% Club” on telly.
Suddenly, it was Sunday evening and we’d to look at Barclays, dreading the share price had enacted nothing since out previous analysis. Thankfully, the share had enacted a surge upward to our initial 289p level and seems to be messing around, visually proving our target level was viable. Our demand for this sort of thing is for a price to exceed our initial (289) target, move a bit higher, then twist backward as if it were returning under the slimy stone it had been hiding. In the case of Barclays, it needs below 285p to justify any slight concern as this risks triggering reversals to an initial 274p with our secondary, when (if) broken as a bottom of 263p and hopefully a solid rebound.
Should Barclays emanate some hope, above 300p now calculates as capable of a visit to 318 with our longer term secondary, if bettered at an eventual 361p.
Here’s hoping!
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| Time Issued | Market | Price At Issue | Short Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Long Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop |
| 9:45:08PM | BRENT | 7747 | 7701 | 7560 | 7339 | 7803 | 7790 | 7845 | 7894 | 7736 |
| 10:02:05PM | GOLD | 2770.09 | ||||||||
| 10:36:20PM | FTSE | 8460 | ||||||||
| 11:18:43PM | STOX50 | 5188 | ||||||||
| 11:22:08PM | GERMANY | 21308 | 21277 | 21208 | 21098 | 21395 | 21410 | 21432 | 21483 | 21354 |
| 11:29:15PM | US500 | 6052.4 | ||||||||
| 11:32:18PM | DOW | 44248 | ||||||||
| 11:35:24PM | JAPAN | 39857 |
24/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8502 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,930,778,515 a change of -10.73%
23/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8565 points. Change of 0.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,643,702,165 a change of 25.9%
22/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8545 points. Change of -0.04%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,277,040,750 a change of 4.97%
21/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8548 points. Change of 0.33%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,027,009,717 a change of 16.44%
20/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8520 points. Change of 0.18%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,317,400,042 a change of -38.76%
17/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8505 points. Change of 1.36%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,049,507,611 a change of 39.47%
16/01/2025 FTSE Closed at 8391 points. Change of 1.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,054,366,255 a change of -17.27% 
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
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