#Brent #WallSt The issue with US tariffs appears to be diminishing, especially as it’s becoming clear a preponderance of countries were charging the USA tariffs which were not reciprocal. Historically, the excuse has been of minnows trying to protect their own economy but with the USA suddenly awakening to the reality of their vastly diminished manufacturing base, some common sense has reared its ugly head. In a slightly similar deal, the UK managed to discover it was on the verge of losing its steel industry, quite literally within hours of things shutting down. It’s a real surprise the UK Government has finally realised selling entire industries to foreign entities is not an ideal scenario, unfortunately once the country has been decimated with the rail industry controlled offshore. The ferry industry isn’t in a comfortable position, even the water industry is a bit of a joke. And power is also controlled by other countries! But on the bright side, we’ve the most expensive trains in Europe, the most expensive electricity, ferry fares being utterly absurd (especially here in Argyll). Quite how economists never figured out the primary aims in controlling an industry are to remove profit from the source. And thus, profits from transport vanished abroad to countries like Sweden, Norway, and Germany. A similar situation exists in multiple sectors and of course, if a foreign body was following guidance from their communist leaders, closing the UK steel industry would bode well to guarantee exports of steel from China…
Basically, it appears the UK has been at war with other countries, cheerfully loosing thanks to our politicians failing to put their own country first. But many of them picked up prestigious international jobs once they left office. This includes George Robertson, former UK Defence minister and now Chairman of Western Ferries, running the most expensive ferry route in Europe and astoundingly profitable, ultimate ownership of the company no longer in the UK. Their control of the route to Argyll has created a situation where shipping prices to Argyll can be absurd, FedX recently quoting £28 to deliver a piece of stove glass just 8 inches by 14 inches. Obviously, this is a pet hobbyhorse but it illustrates why Argyll has “cheap” property prices compared to the rest of the UK, anything coming by ferry immediately facing a “tariff” imposed by an outside entity.
As for Lloyds, their share price has recently been exhibiting another example of one of our favourite things, the importance of a share price actually closing above the level of a trend break.. In the case of Lloyds, the Blue downtrend since 2009 still remains a big deal. Visually, the share price needs closure below 62p to foul up our calculations which now claim the share is trading in a zone where an initial 71p looks possible with our secondary, if bettered, at a game changing 81p.
Our converse argument, if Lloyds intends shoot itself in the foot, demands the share close below 62p to enter a cycle where reversal to an initial 59p looks possible with our secondary, if broken, at 52p.
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| Time Issued | Market | Price At Issue | Short Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Long Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop |
| 11:38:55PM | BRENT | 6434.2 | 6196 | 6030 | 5837 | 6405 | 6600 | 6842 | 7178 | 6440 |
| 11:06:18PM | GOLD | 3225.24 | ||||||||
| 11:09:48PM | FTSE | 8115.9 | ||||||||
| 11:11:37PM | STOX50 | 4910.6 | ||||||||
| 11:13:48PM | GERMANY | 20842 | ||||||||
| 11:15:41PM | US500 | 5402 | ||||||||
| 11:18:50PM | DOW | 40353 | 39848 | 39779 | 39529 | 39928 | 40509 | 41007 | 41876 | 40179 |
| 11:23:24PM | NASDAQ | 18897 | ||||||||
| 11:25:49PM | JAPAN | 34032 |
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%
7/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 7702 points. Change of -4.38%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,016,495,599 a change of 0%
4/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8055 points. Change of -4.94%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 0 a change of -100%
3/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8474 points. Change of -1.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,189,785,390 a change of 71.42% 
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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Updated charts published on : B & M, Carnival, MAN, Fresnillo,
LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 286 Percentage Change: + 0.74% Day High: 288.8 Day Low: 280.5
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LSE:CCL Carnival Close Mid-Price: 1197 Percentage Change: -2.92% Day High: 1240.5 Day Low: 1178
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LSE:EMG MAN Close Mid-Price: 156.5 Percentage Change: -2.67% Day High: 162.7 Day Low: 155.9
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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 991 Percentage Change: + 7.37% Day High: 992 Day Low: 946.5
Target met. In the event of Fresnillo enjoying further trades beyond 992, ……..
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