Month: April 2025

#FTSE #Nasdaq  Zephyr Energy, focussed on carbon-neutral operations in the politically correct Rockies in North America, aim to fulfil President Trumps “dig dig dig” .initiative while being able to also use the right buzz words to describe their operations. Realistically, this may prove important as while a presidential term is only a few years, their investment strategy needs to tick the correct boxes for long term operations. Given they are a real company, involved in actual production, perhaps they may be slated for some real share price recovery, the share price messing around within a range of just a few pence over the last few years.

We’ve obviously received a few emails, prompting for an update on future potentials as the price, with exquisite accuracy, hit our previous secondary target of 7.3p . then it fell off a cliff to the 3p level. The last couple of years has seen the share messing around with fits and starts. Perhaps it is now the time for some positive movement, capable of breaking the downtrend since 2022.

 

Presently trading around 4.2p, the share price needs only exceed 4.65p to hopefully kick things into life. At present, movement above such a level has the potential of creating a surge to 5.2p, breaking above the downtrend since 2022 and if such an early ambition is exceeded, we can speculate on a future 6.6p making an appearance. This is quite a big deal, opening the doors for a longer term hope of 8.5p which will challenge the previous all time high, forcing us to revisit the numbers, taking a long hard look at what’s next.

Visually, for things to go horribly wrong, the share needs below 3p to create panic, giving the potential of a visit to 2.2p with our secondary, if broken, an ultimate bottom of 1.5p.

 

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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
10:31:57PM	BRENT	6297.3									Success
10:36:48PM	GOLD	3318.11
11:11:18PM	FTSE	8481.2	8403	8377	8335	8452	8504	8524	8547	8467	Success
11:13:20PM	STOX50	5160.9
11:17:11PM	GERMANY	22470
11:41:12PM	US500	5548									‘cess
11:44:11PM	DOW	40525									Success
11:47:23PM	NASDAQ	19468.2	19286	19224	19102	19440	19590	19713	20265	19449	‘cess
11:50:37PM	JAPAN	35973									‘cess

 

29/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8463 points. Change of 0.55%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,155,137,835 a change of 24.39%

28/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8417 points. Change of 0.02%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,144,462,369 a change of -33.55%

25/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8415 points. Change of 0.1%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,237,226,855 a change of 5.62%

24/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8407 points. Change of 0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,905,217,134 a change of -25.57%

23/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8403 points. Change of 0.9%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 a change of 10.99%

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 0%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of 0%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **

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LSE:BT.A British Telecom Close Mid-Price: 171.8 Percentage Change: -0.09% Day High: 173.5 Day Low: 170.25

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 159.5 Percentage Change: + 0.50% Day High: 160.45 Day Low: 158.1

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LSE:CPI Capita Close Mid-Price: 185 Percentage Change: -3.19% Day High: 192.6 Day Low: 180.02

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 484.7 Percentage Change: + 1.59% Day High: 488.5 Day Low: 477.2

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1096 Percentage Change: + 2.43% Day High: 1104.5 Day Low: 1079.5

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#Gold #SP500   Due to release their Q1 results before the market opens today, BP is certainly poised for some fairly useful positive share price movements. Unfortunately, the key word is “poised” as the market hasn’t been dropping early warning signals for surprise movement. Perhaps this means we should focus on the negative potentials, fearing the worst as for now, BP share price feels “cheap”. Regular readers will know we abhor such a term, due to it being usually dusted down to reel in the gullible before a price drop.

Thankfully, in this instance, our inclination is to firstly glance at the positives, especially as BP generally make a decent effort with Dividend levels!

If gains are expected, the first clear signal looks like movement recovering above Red on the chart, presently just 382p. Breaking above this level has the potential to trigger share price moves coming to an initial 472p with our secondary, if 509p. We can count above this secondary target but amazing to note, this share price will calculate with the possibility of future 612p lurking in the distance and creating the possibility of a BMW share price becoming interesting.

Should things decide to go wrong, we’re inclined to pencil in 344p as a potential trigger, giving the possibility of movement to an initial 328p. everything sh9ould become plain during the local 281p level and perhaps a rebound.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
10:40:31PM	BRENT	6466
10:44:01PM	GOLD	3328.37	3287	3263	3233	3304	3354	3364	3397	3334
10:50:55PM	FTSE	8430.1
10:55:34PM	STOX50	5167
10:58:09PM	GERMANY	22313.8
11:01:15PM	US500	5534.1	5466	5448	5413	5506	5540	5558	5592	5490
11:05:58PM	DOW	40246.5
11:08:11PM	NASDAQ	19458.6
11:15:40PM	JAPAN	35919

 

28/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8417 points. Change of 0.02%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,144,462,369 a change of -33.55%

25/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8415 points. Change of 0.1%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,237,226,855 a change of 5.62%

24/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8407 points. Change of 0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,905,217,134 a change of -25.57%

23/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8403 points. Change of 0.9%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 a change of 10.99%

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 44.7%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of 0%

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of 0%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:IDS International Distribution** **LSE:ITV ITV** **

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LSE:EXPN Experian Close Mid-Price: 3615 Percentage Change: -0.30% Day High: 3646 Day Low: 3598

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LSE:IDS International Distribution Close Mid-Price: 366 Percentage Change: -0.05% Day High: 366.4 Day Low: 366

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LSE:ITV ITV Close Mid-Price: 77.3 Percentage Change: -4.33% Day High: 83.25 Day Low: 76.95

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#NWG #BrentCrude  It all kicks off this week for Natwest, due to their Q1 2025 Results being issued on Friday 2nd May. With Barclays and Lloyds spilling their beans in the preceding couple of days, we should have a pretty firm clue as to the direction Natwest shall take but our inclination is now toward some optimism. In our last report three weeks ago, we’d given 455p as a fairly major target, and ambition which has been achieved with the share price spending the most recent 7 sessions closing slightly above our target. According to our in-house rules, this should permit a happy dance for all those involved!

The situation now is interesting, suggesting movement above 485p, the high of this year, should trigger a visit to 506p next with our “longer term” secondary coming in at 548p. Such a price level should (according to our software) promote some hesitation but it’s easy to disagree with such a conclusion, due to the visual impression from the chart, the share achieving trading levels not seen since 2007 when the financial crisis hit harder than Covid-19. Without doubt, this would imply the share moving firmly into “Big Picture” territory, where we can now speculate at the chances of a future 781p forming a long term attraction.

The really big deal comes at 548p as this shall finally indicate the financial sector is breaking from of the damage enacted by the Financial Sector crash of 2009. It will certainly be a newsworthy incident, providing absolute confirmation the Natwest share price has finally broken free from its bad habit of oscillating above and below the 300p level for the last 13 years. It used to be said playing the Stock Market was a 7 year game but, from our perspective, the market overall is finally recovering from the Tech Market crash of 2003. If our sums are correct, the next time the FTSE closes above 8695 should herald a period where taking a long position, ten waiting. shall provably prove a good idea.

 

As always, there’s the threat of converse movement as share price closure below 439p appears to have the potential of triggering reversal to an initial 368 with our secondary, if broken, at 330p and hopefully a bottom.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
9:54:52PM	BRENT	6587	6465	6395	6320	6529	6627	6835	7170	6516
9:56:56PM	GOLD	3319.04								3333
9:59:31PM	FTSE	8447.3								8410
10:09:00PM	STOX50	5184.4								5125
10:10:43PM	GERMANY	22351.5	22079	22009	21891	22217	22360	22881	24232	22112
10:14:25PM	US500	5525.8								5460
10:16:47PM	DOW	40126								40016
10:35:51PM	NASDAQ	19444								19257
10:38:17PM	JAPAN	36010								35700

 

25/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8415 points. Change of 0.1%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,237,226,855 a change of 5.62%

24/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8407 points. Change of 0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,905,217,134 a change of -25.57%

23/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8403 points. Change of 0.9%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 a change of 10.99%

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 44.7%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of -16.08%

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of -4.07%

15/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8249 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,136,208,877 a change of 0%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **

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LSE:ASC Asos Close Mid-Price: 293.5 Percentage Change: -7.27% Day High: 328 Day Low: 292.5

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LSE:CAR Carclo. Close Mid-Price: 28.45 Percentage Change: + 3.08% Day High: 34 Day Low: 27.9

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 157.35 Percentage Change: + 2.44% Day High: 156.55 Day Low: 153.85

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LSE:ITV ITV. Close Mid-Price: 80.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 81.55 Day Low: 78.6

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire Close Mid-Price: 18.8 Percentage Change: -1.26% Day High: 19.5 Day Low: 18

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#FTSE #DJI   It has been a difficult week for the markets. Between the Popes death, US trade tariffs, and it being a “short week” due to too much chocolate consumption last weekend, things have been a tad confusing. Personally, the chocolate thing has probably been the worst offender as despite my best efforts, our local petrol station was still stocking Easter Eggs on Wednesday. Of course, rather than discount them, the crafty sods pushed the price up, using a sign to remind customers limited stocks remained to buy Easter Eggs to replace ones eaten before being given. On Thursday, they’d none left.

This contrary move was strangely reminiscent of the stock market. Imagine a company ending a Financial Quarter and revealing an issue with unsold stock. Traders would logically assume a decline in the company share price was coming but, choosing Tesla as a case in point, despite a pretty foul set of headlines, their share price accelerated 5%. Perhaps the company anticipate future customers paying a premium for Tesla models, and eating them. More likely, it was a common sense approach, believing the USA does not intend cut itself off from the rest of the world as there’s no point in rebuilding a manufacturing industry, if there’s nowhere for products to go.

Tesla, with factories already in China, are doubtless better placed than Boeing who’re seeing cancelled ordered due to Chinese retaliatory import tariffs. It’s unlikely the US Government shall let such a state of affairs continue to harm one of their largest companies, especially as Boeing – for a while – seemed hell bent on destroying their own reputation.

 

As for the FTSE, between chocolate, a holiday weekend, tariffs, and a Pope dying, things have been complicated. The market has shown early signs of strength during the preceding three days of this week, now only needing move above  8468 points to hopefully trigger a strong surge to an initial 8700 points! While this sounds like a really big deal, the potential was planted on Wednesday morning with the forceful index price spike at the market open. We take this as a signal “they” have a cunning plan unfolding, one which might be fruitful to watch. If triggered, our stop loss is a bit hideous at 8360 points but on any Risk/Reward scenario, this is worthwhile as our secondary calculates at an absurd sounding 8887 points!

Of course, if it all goes wrong, you cannot head out and buy a chocolate Easter Egg for consolation, thanks to our local garage selling them all.

 

To dwell on a more miserable plain of existence, what happens if the FTSE crumbles below 8360 points?

In such a game, our initial target works out at 8197 with our secondary, if broken, at 8080 points and maybe even a solid bounce. It’s complicated buy visually, we shall not be aghast to witness some near term reversals, perhaps to bounce above 8197 points, before surprise recovery toward our upward target levels.

We are in “Interesting Times”. Have a good weekend, the last before the following weekend.

 

 

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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
10:57:27PM	BRENT	6556.8	6490	6388		6584	6631	6734		6517
11:00:12PM	GOLD	3348.65	3307	3290		3332	3367	3390		3320	‘cess
11:02:32PM	FTSE	8438.9	8360	8331	8285	8394	8456	8477	8516	8430
11:04:42PM	STOX50	5134.8	5042	4995		5084	5160	5174		5120
11:06:47PM	GERMANY	22147.1	21722	21540		21921	22200	22253		22077	‘cess
11:09:22PM	US500	5495.3	5327	5248		5376	5509	5518		5461	‘cess
11:12:15PM	DOW	40065	39778	39639	39443	39930	40229	40597	40994	40037
11:14:56PM	NASDAQ	19257	18620	18337		18766	19318	19463		19105	‘cess
11:16:55PM	JAPAN	35563	34997	34773		35160	35639	35727		35345

 

24/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8407 points. Change of 0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,905,217,134 a change of -25.57%

23/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8403 points. Change of 0.9%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 a change of 10.99%

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 44.7%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of -16.08%

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of -4.07%

15/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8249 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,136,208,877 a change of 0%

14/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8134 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,029,707 a change of 0%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **

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LSE:CAR Carclo. Close Mid-Price: 27.6 Percentage Change: + 14.52% Day High: 28 Day Low: 23.6

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 153.6 Percentage Change: + 0.07% Day High: 154.75 Day Low: 152.8

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LSE:IAG British Airways Close Mid-Price: 261.5 Percentage Change: -1.06% Day High: 265 Day Low: 257

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LSE:PHP Primary Health. Close Mid-Price: 100 Percentage Change: + 0.05% Day High: 100.9 Day Low: 97.2

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire Close Mid-Price: 19.04 Percentage Change: -3.35% Day High: 19.62 Day Low: 18.34

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#FTSE #NK225   Being of the generation for whom food for working late involved a Pot Noodle and a kettle,  it was to take a significant change of mindset to consider ordering pizza during late evenings while we struggled to issue a software update for a client. Of course, the arrival of food also brought the game Grand Theft Auto onto our screens as we battled over the company network. Getting deliveries from Pizza Hut was about as exotic as we got, the lunchtime alternative being phoning in an order to a Chinese, then one of us would go pay and fetch it, often returning with a bottle of Mateus Rose wine too!

A recent amusing side effect of those old eating habits came from a recent attempt to make Chinese chicken noodle soup. A firm believer that recipes are not needed when making soups, something quite palatable was produced, it being impossible to just have a single bowl. While on her second bowl, my daughter pointed out I’d made Pot Noodle soup, a throwback to the days when “fine dining in the office” involved the green pot noodle containers…

Needless to say, once we moved to Argyll in Scotland, the concept of food delivery was absent, though a positive side effect of the Covid years has been virtually every food outlet “locally” now offers delivery services . We’ve got to put the word locally in parenthesis, our idea of local tending to differ massively from folk used to living in the proximity of a city. For instance, the “local” dog groomer is located 15 miles away and needs booked. And when our “local” Morrisons store sends out a delivery, it’s a 16 mile round trip.

 

Many folk will remember the Deliveroo IPO on the stock exchange, an event which was a bit of a disaster. By the end of 2021, the writing was on the wall with the share price enacting a tragic death plunge thereafter. It’s now tickled the first vague promise proper recovery may commence.

Closing the session of 23rd April at 136p, something quite significant took place. When we map the rate of descent, the trend line was at 135.954p and by 46 thousands of a penny, it had closed a session above the trend. While it is easy to mock this sort of thing, experience teaches the market rarely makes mistakes when in proximity of a trend. Unless, of course, the sods decide to gap the share down below the trend, anytime soon.

The current situation suggests movement next above 137p should trigger the potential of movement to an initial 142p with our secondary, if bettered, at 158p and probable hesitation. We shall view future closure ABOVE 158p as significant, entering a big picture phase with a long distance attraction from 235p.

 

If things intend go wrong, below Red at 116p risks promoting real trouble, the first step of a reversal cycle to an eventual 80p.

 

 

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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
9:31:41PM	BRENT	6519
9:33:38PM	GOLD	3288.23									Success
9:35:23PM	FTSE	8418.8	8270	8182	8087	8380	8468	8487	8804	8377
10:02:23PM	STOX50	5098.8									‘cess
10:32:04PM	GERMANY	21954									Success
10:34:24PM	US500	5383									‘cess
10:54:57PM	DOW	39605									‘cess
10:56:58PM	NASDAQ	18734									‘cess
10:59:46PM	JAPAN	35393	34681	34395	34038	34974	35489	35837	36223	35204

 

23/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8403 points. Change of 0.9%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 a change of 10.99%

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 44.7%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of -16.08%

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of -4.07%

15/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8249 points. Change of 1.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,136,208,877 a change of 24.24%

14/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8134 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,029,707 a change of 0%

11/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7964 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,453,071,639 a change of 0%

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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LSE:AAL Anglo American. Close Mid-Price: 2099 Percentage Change: + 3.20% Day High: 2190 Day Low: 2080.5

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LSE:AVCT Avacta Close Mid-Price: 33 Percentage Change: -4.35% Day High: 34 Day Low: 31

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LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 331.8 Percentage Change: + 1.75% Day High: 335.8 Day Low: 328.8

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LSE:IQE IQE Close Mid-Price: 8.92 Percentage Change: -3.36% Day High: 9.64 Day Low: 8.98

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LSE:ITV ITV. Close Mid-Price: 79.9 Percentage Change: + 1.40% Day High: 79.9 Day Low: 77.5

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LSE:NG. National Glib Close Mid-Price: 1068 Percentage Change: -2.29% Day High: 1103 Day Low: 1057

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1087.5 Percentage Change: + 6.36% Day High: 1102 Day Low: 1055.5

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 6.99 Percentage Change: + 9.73% Day High: 7.32 Day Low: 6.54

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#Gold #Germany  Mitie Group (pronounced “Mighty”)  has a share price which appears to be taking an interest in life, having slumbered for 2024. The company, amongst many other things hold the accolade of being the largest provider of immigration centres in the UK, and we can speculate the market assume this contract as being a growth area due to the government seemingly throwing money at the issue. Specialising in outsourced services, it certainly looks like #Mitie may be in the right place at the right time, presumably also operating a revolving door between the corporate and the trustworthy folks involved in public sector decision making…

 

From a relatively near term perspective, there’s a firm argument suggesting movement next above 138 should make an attempt at an initial 142 with our secondary, if bettered, at 149p. This is fairly important from a Big Picture perspective, suggesting an imminent attempt to match the 2020 high before the pandemic manipulation to create an artificial low of 57p. What happened next proved inevitable, thanks to market hysterics during the Covid era and the share price was destined to discover an eventual bottom at just 27p.

What we find useful about the current dance steps we can assign to Mitie comes from a Big Picture argument, one which demands we see the share price close above the 2020 high to point at “proper” recovery cycle, one which potentially shall move into a growth phase. In the case of Mitie, closure above 149 shall be treated as significant, creating a scenario where a long term 169p is expected with a secondary, if bettered, a future 204p. For now, it seems crossing fingers will become a legitimate part of trading strategy but due to the potential of 149p making an appearance, there will be a stronger argument favouring treating the share as a “file and forget” while the price makes its way to a level not seen since 2018.

 

Of course, if things intend go wrong, the price needs fail below 109p as this risks triggering a visit down to an eventual 75p!

 

 

FUTURES

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
11:05:29PM	BRENT	6682.1
11:08:53PM	GOLD	3336.75	3318	3303	3253	3403	3451	3489	3547	3408
11:14:55PM	FTSE	8432.2
11:18:53PM	STOX50	5051.5
11:23:06PM	GERMANY	21738.2	21325	21113	20890	21500	21778	21883	22055	21427
11:26:08PM	US500	5383.4
11:30:55PM	DOW	39776
11:35:30PM	NASDAQ	18626.1
11:38:58PM	JAPAN	35180

22/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8328 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,148,209,130 a change of 44.7%

17/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,870,003 a change of -16.08%

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of -4.07%

15/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8249 points. Change of 1.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,136,208,877 a change of 24.24%

14/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8134 points. Change of 2.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,029,707 a change of -33.73%

11/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7964 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,453,071,639 a change of 0%

10/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7913 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,763,429,654 a change of 0%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **

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LSE:AAL Anglo American. Close Mid-Price: 2034 Percentage Change: + 0.47% Day High: 2058 Day Low: 1996

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LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 326.1 Percentage Change: + 1.02% Day High: 329.1 Day Low: 323

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LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1093 Percentage Change: + 1.30% Day High: 1096.5 Day Low: 1074

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LSE:STAR Star Energy Close Mid-Price: 6.37 Percentage Change: -5.49% Day High: 6.02 Day Low: 6

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LSE:TERN Tern Plc. Close Mid-Price: 1.12 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1.12 Day Low: 1.07

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#Gold #Nasdaq  From a personal perspective, a visit to one of my wifes favourite stores is always quite relaxing, opting to stay in the car and have a nap while she peruses a bunch of junk she probably saw online months previously c/o Temu, usually at a lower price. However, I’d be the first to concede B&M has one major advantage, allowing prospective buyers to see the real life size of products, feel the real life quality of products,  and pause to consider whether “real life” even needs the product! The last year has seen my wife engage in a battle against the tupperware cupboard in our kitchen, one of these eye level jenga traps when you only discover how badly everything has been put away by opening the door, fending off a cascade of empty containers.

Suddenly, all our tupperware type containers were replaced with round collapsible containers, devices which took a lot less space than tupperware types but unfortunately also enjoying a couple of issues. Firstly, they can only take a certain number of dish washer cycles, secondly they appear to dislike time spent in freezers, and finally, the lids can be an absolute sod to remove. Long story short, we’re returning to time tested and proven kitchen containers. my wife strongly suggesting I design a sensible way of storing the things which doesn’t involve a plastic tsunami. The obvious problem, easily forgotten, came from the sheer size and range of tupperware plastic. By opting to only keep three different sizes of containers, storage becomes considerably easier.

Long story short, this chocolate weekend (Easter) involves a trip across to the mainland, visiting B&M for traditional storage containers, Aldi for steaks. And of course, the real reason, friends we have not seen since last Xmas who’ve been moving into a 300 year old “new” house, a relic from an age before the fragrant nobility of Scotland sold their own country for a pittance, sparking civil revolt among the population who’d been denied any vote.

 

However, what really inspired about this weekend trip was the realisation it’s been an age since we took a Big Picture review of B&M, there being a risk my wifes forthcoming raid on their stock of plastic containers shall be reflected in any future financial results!

Since 2022, the share price has been erratic, celebrating the start of 2025 by breaking below the Red uptrend in a very deliberate fashion. This brought a bottom of 254p and created a situation where movement below such a level threatens discounts to an initial 186p with our secondary, if broken, a silly sounding ultimate bottom of just 37p.

But our converse scenario is more hopeful, demanding the share price close above just 325p to trigger a vivid change of potentials for the longer term. Any share price increase such as this would strongly indicate the potential of a lift to an initial 385p with our secondary, if bettered, at 420p. Or perhaps even 476p, in the event the market decides to repay some of the circled trading gaps.

Have a good Easter break and hopefully, a finally enjoyable Grand Prix weekend. We shall return on Tuesday morning next week, starting with our popular Live Market futures.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:41:43PM	BRENT	6555.5	6316	6230		6378	6602	6774		6475
10:43:48PM	GOLD	3352.37	3297	3284		3320	3359	3368		3334	Success
10:46:14PM	FTSE	8195.7	8167	8134		8210	8284	8306		8239
10:48:13PM	STOX50	4895.9	4877	4837		4917	4972	4987		4935
10:50:35PM	GERMANY	21116	21016	20933		21143	21274	21286.5		21213
10:55:46PM	US500	5280.4	5221	5146		5288	5392	5426		5345	Success
10:59:23PM	DOW	39701	39410	39357		39785	39842	40005		39630	Success
11:02:16PM	NASDAQ	18292	18062	18042		18316	18724	18865		18514	Success
11:04:50PM	JAPAN	33843	33596	33295		33906	34332	34469		34022	Success

 

16/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8275 points. Change of 0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,886,488,566 a change of -4.07%

15/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8249 points. Change of 1.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,136,208,877 a change of 24.24%

14/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8134 points. Change of 2.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,939,029,707 a change of -33.73%

11/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7964 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,453,071,639 a change of -14.95%

10/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7913 points. Change of 3.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,763,429,654 a change of 13.24%

9/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7679 points. Change of -2.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,739,110,542 a change of -9.6%

8/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7910 points. Change of 2.7%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,561,122,839 a change of -22.29%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 1081 Percentage Change: + 2.17% Day High: 1093 Day Low: 1061

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LSE:ITV ITV. Close Mid-Price: 76.55 Percentage Change: + 4.29% Day High: 77.55 Day Low: 72.6

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer Close Mid-Price: 403 Percentage Change: -0.27% Day High: 405.7 Day Low: 398.6

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LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1076.5 Percentage Change: + 2.09% Day High: 1075 Day Low: 1063

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