#FTSE #Aim_Market Few folk will have missed the FTSE has been boring the pants off everyone, essentially making a Monaco Grand Prix look interesting! Every days seems to bring a series of false starts and stops across the market and it’s growing tedious as our lawn grass is moving faster than the UK main market. But the AIM has managed to tick the first box in an optimistic argument for the future, suggesting the potential of movement to an initial 780 points, perhaps even a longer term 840 points which will hint at a happier future for the AIM. Of course, there is always the risk the AIM is gathering trader attention, because the FTSE is pretty lame at present? It’s certainly something worthy of consideration as the AIM has previously exhibited such behaviour while the FTSE mucks around. If the AIM intends cause concern, it needs slither below 635 points, a fairly comfortable distance away from its current 700 points..
As for the FTSE, perhaps some hope may be possible as it just broke through the downtrend since the start of March, giving some slight hope market growth may be on the cards. Allegedly, the movements on 1st May indicate the potential of a less than spectacular drift toward 8570 points. We shall regard 8570 being exceeded as important from a Big Picture perspective, moving the index into a zone where folk can dream of a long term cycle to a 5 figure index is commencing.
From a near term perspective, above 8507 points should apparently trigger movement to an initial very confident 8533 points. The tightest stop for such a movement is at 8483 points but realistically, we suspect such a relatively small jump could happen in the space of a single economic announcement. What is extremely strange about this target level is we’ve 4 indicators suggesting the FTSE shall head to such a point, essentially so obvious it’s making us nervous. In our world, two indicators suffice to allow “confident” narrative but four allows for worry, perhaps suggesting the market is planning a big “Gotcha” move. Or then again, maybe the market knows something the rest of us don’t, perhaps a series of Interest Rate changes by BoE designed to boost the economy… Our secondary, above 8533 points calculates at 8555 points, perhaps an early starting signal for a real growth cycle…
If things intend go pear shaped, our converse scenario suggests below 8465 as holding the potential for trouble, indicating an initial wimpiest 8450 with our secondary, if broken, at 8433 and hopefully a rebound.
Have a good weekend. The weather looks dry, so we’ll probably be cutting the grass rather than watch the Miami Grand Prix live. Watching “highlights” shows become the most sensible method of dealing with processional car convoys.
FUTURES
FUTURES
| Time Issued | Market | Price At Issue | Short Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Long Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Prior |
| 9:40:25PM | BRENT | 6186.5 | 5930 | 5833 | 5521 | 6114 | 6232 | 6280 | 6331 | 6094 | ‘cess |
| 11:23:51PM | GOLD | 3238.19 | 3203 | 3187 | 3168 | 3223 | 3240 | 3254 | 3271 | 3220 | |
| 11:26:49PM | FTSE | 8470.1 | 8449 | 8436 | 8411 | 8491 | 8505 | 8519 | 8542 | 8468 | |
| 11:29:20PM | STOX50 | 5190.5 | 5104 | 5092 | 5056 | 5149 | 5200 | 5212 | 5248 | 5168 | Success |
| 11:42:32PM | GERMANY | 22668.4 | 22629 | 22559 | 22488 | 22728 | 22800 | 22843 | 22914 | 22697 | |
| 11:49:45PM | US500 | 5587.9 | 5579 | 5552 | 5516 | 5624 | 5646 | 5663 | 5691 | 5609 | ‘cess |
| 11:53:44PM | DOW | 40720 | 40615 | 40485 | 40278 | 40886 | 41102 | 41222.25 | 41434 | 40813 | ‘cess |
| 11:56:33PM | NASDAQ | 19690.5 | 19657 | 19583 | 19435 | 19841 | 19947 | 20035 | 20161 | 19809 | ‘cess |
| 11:59:47PM | JAPAN | 36772 | 36645 | 36464 | 36269 | 36840 | 37049 | 37113 | 37257 | 36807 | Success |
1/05/2025 FTSE Closed at 8496 points. Change of 0.02%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,044,371,616 a change of -59.2%
30/04/2025 FTSE Closed at 8494 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,912,933,347 a change of 92.29%
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 -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,934,111,998 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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Section One – Outlook Updated Today. Click here for Section Two – Outlook Remains Valid shares
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Updated charts published on : B & M, Experian, British Airways, Primary Health, Serco,
LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 343.2 Percentage Change: + 2.02% Day High: 343.9 Day Low: 336.5
Target met. In the event of B & M enjoying further trades beyond 343.9, t ……..
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LSE:EXPN Experian. Close Mid-Price: 3781 Percentage Change: + 1.78% Day High: 3788 Day Low: 3698
Further movement against Experian ABOVE 3788 should improve acceleration ……..
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LSE:IAG British Airways. Close Mid-Price: 265.7 Percentage Change: + 2.19% Day High: 269.9 Day Low: 263
Continued trades against IAG with a mid-price ABOVE 269.9 should improve ……..
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LSE:PHP Primary Health. Close Mid-Price: 103.2 Percentage Change: + 0.78% Day High: 104.3 Day Low: 101.7
Target met. Further movement against Primary Health ABOVE 104.3 should im ……..
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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 176.6 Percentage Change: + 2.85% Day High: 175.9 Day Low: 170
All Serco needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 175.9 to improve acceleration ……..
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