#FTSE # JAPANWe received an email telling us they’d been recommended LSEG as a “Strong Buy” and asking our take on the companies recent price movements. Apparently the reason for optimism is the company announced a “share buy back” program and generally anything which reduces the number of shares offered will tend force share price improvements. However, perhaps as repayment for LSEG’s markets, often feeling like they are part of the overall “put the UK down” misery rather than give cause for optimism. In recent years, there certainly is reason to question the number of companies delisting from the FTSE, expecting success in the USA or Europe.
To cut a long story short, LSEG’s share price isn’t reflecting the usual boost from a Share Buyback initiative, quite the opposite currently.
Embracing the misery usually seen against UK shares suffering a problem, below 9036p for LSEG risks triggering reversal to an initial 8003p with our secondary, if broken, at 8400p and an attempt to match the low of the year Covid-19 made our lives so much fun. Surprisingly, the bounce from the 2020 low quickly exceeded the highs from before the artificial drop was invented, creating a situation where recovery to 11900p could be calculated as possible. LSEG achieved this recovery at the start of 2025, even exceeding our 11900 target for a handful of sessions before falling backward quite dramatically.
However, who knows. Perhaps our invective about the poor performance of UK markets in comparison to the USA is underserved and LSEG shall experience a rapid turnaround in fortunes.
This being the case, maybe movement above just 10,020 (Blue) shall trigger recovery to an initial 10,774 with our longer term secondary, if bettered, at 11,205p. This secondary is liable to prove an issue, taking the share price into a zone where a distant 12,695 is seen as presenting a distant attraction. And this would be a miracle, a new all time high and a sign the UK is evincing hope for the future…
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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 |
| 10:17:57PM | BRENT | 6582.6 | |||||||||
| 10:20:32PM | GOLD | 3347.79 | |||||||||
| 10:25:07PM | FTSE | 9166.5 | 9119 | 9107 | 9086 | 9139 | 9171 | 9184 | 9220 | 9141 | Success |
| 10:47:13PM | STOX50 | 5352.6 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 10:51:33PM | GERMANY | 24136.8 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 10:56:44PM | US500 | 6445.8 | ‘cess | ||||||||
| 10:59:56PM | DOW | 44446.7 | |||||||||
| 11:02:25PM | NASDAQ | 23836.2 | |||||||||
| 11:05:15PM | JAPAN | 43281 | 42576 | 42249 | 41872 | 42828 | 43384 | 43770 | 44348 | 43033 | Success |
12/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9147 points. Change of 0.2%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,963,866,673 a change of 14.87%
11/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9129 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,321,122,132 a change of -15.66%
8/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9095 points. Change of -0.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,123,576,118 a change of -18.06%
7/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9100 points. Change of -0.7%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,252,889,741 a change of -8.09%
6/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9164 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,802,933,143 a change of 19.42%
5/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9142 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,696,529,731 a change of -2.04%
4/08/2025 FTSE Closed at 9128 points. Change of 0.66%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,815,366,472 a change of 5.59% 
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
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Updated charts published on : Aviva, BALFOUR BEATTY, Capita, Lloyds Grp., Melrose, Natwest, Spirax, Standard Chartered, Tullow,
LSE:AV. Aviva Close Mid-Price: 656 Percentage Change: -0.03% Day High: 660.8 Day Low: 654.8
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LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY. Close Mid-Price: 568.5 Percentage Change: + 2.25% Day High: 566.5 Day Low: 556
Target met. Continued trades against BBY with a mid-price ABOVE 566.5 sho ……..
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LSE:CPI Capita Close Mid-Price: 243 Percentage Change: -1.82% Day High: 248 Day Low: 238.5
Weakness on Capita below 238.5 will invariably lead to 231p with secondar ……..
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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 83.04 Percentage Change: + 0.73% Day High: 83.34 Day Low: 82.58
All Lloyds Grp. needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 83.34 to improve acceler ……..
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LSE:MRO Melrose. Close Mid-Price: 596.4 Percentage Change: + 2.58% Day High: 595 Day Low: 582.2
In the event of Melrose enjoying further trades beyond 595, the share sho ……..
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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 536.6 Percentage Change: + 0.68% Day High: 539 Day Low: 532.6
Target met. Further movement against Natwest ABOVE 539 should improve acc ……..
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LSE:SPX Spirax. Close Mid-Price: 6845 Percentage Change: + 12.95% Day High: 7200 Day Low: 6640
Target met. All Spirax needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 7200 to improve a ……..
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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1425 Percentage Change: + 2.15% Day High: 1428 Day Low: 1408
Target met. Further movement against Standard Chartered ABOVE 1428 should ……..
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LSE:TLW Tullow. Close Mid-Price: 10.24 Percentage Change: + 10.94% Day High: 10.52 Day Low: 9.01
Weakness on Tullow below 9.01 will invariably lead to 8.5p with secondary ……..
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