#Gold #WallSt We are always careful to remind readers we’ve never once bought a Greggs product, nor have we ever even stepped inside one of their retail outlets despite their obvious popularity across the UK. This medically driven avoidance may even be reinforced by the latest organisation to catch our attention, “The Campaign for Real Bread”. Armed with Coeliac disease, the idea of “real bread” has been little more than a fantasy since 2004. Yet apparently there is now a pressure group arguing genuine bread should require between 24 and 48 hours to produce.
From our perspective, making gluten-free bread takes only a couple of hours. A suitable flour blend, water, salt and yeast are generally sufficient, though experimentation often follows. Mixing different flours, adding ground peanuts or cashews, seeds or spices can transform something merely edible into something genuinely enjoyable. Unfortunately, the reality remains that most homemade gluten-free bread is dangerously bland unless considerable effort is invested in improving both texture and flavour.
Perhaps the greatest frustration comes after the baking is finished. Two hours of work can be rewarded with a loaf developing mould after only three days, while my wife’s conventional bread often remains soft, fresh-looking and perfectly usable for another week or more. Whether through preservatives, emulsifiers or other ingredients designed to extend shelf life, commercial bread is engineered to remain attractive for far longer than most homemade alternatives. From a retailer’s perspective this makes perfect commercial sense, reducing waste while improving product availability throughout the trading day.
This is where organisations such as The Campaign for Real Bread perhaps have a legitimate argument. Consumers increasingly pay attention to ingredient lists, food processing and product quality, while retailers must balance freshness against practicality and profitability. Greggs, like every major food retailer, operates within these commercial realities. The business succeeds because it consistently delivers products customers enjoy at prices they consider reasonable, while maintaining an efficient supply chain capable of serving thousands of locations every day.
Ultimately, however, our personal dietary restrictions have little bearing on Greggs as an investment. The company’s customer base extends into the millions, supported by an extensive nationwide store network, strong brand recognition and an increasingly diversified menu which stretches well beyond its traditional bakery roots. Hot drinks, breakfasts, pizzas, sandwiches and seasonal products all contribute towards keeping customer traffic healthy throughout the day.
The Greggs share price certainly doesn’t appear to agree with any immediate negative assumptions. Instead, current technical indications continue to favour further upside. We anticipate some share price growth in the days ahead, provided momentum remains intact.
Currently, movement exceeding 1,617p risks promoting confident gains towards an initial target of 1,684p. Should this level be exceeded, our secondary objective sits at a less confident but nevertheless achievable 1,796p. Such movement would reinforce the argument that buyers remain willing to accumulate the stock despite wider uncertainty affecting the UK retail sector.
Conversely, should events take a turn for the worse, a decline beneath 1,500p carries the threat of triggering a reversal towards an initial 1,432p. If this support subsequently fails, our longer-term downside target continues to indicate the potential for weakness extending towards approximately 1,222p. While this remains a less favoured outcome at present, it cannot be ignored and would represent a significant deterioration in technical sentiment.
As always, markets rarely move in straight lines. Short-term volatility should therefore be expected, particularly if broader market sentiment deteriorates or consumer spending weakens. Nevertheless, provided Greggs continues to demonstrate operational resilience and the technical picture remains constructive, we presently see little reason to abandon our cautiously optimistic stance.
Unusually, we’re inclined towards optimism, despite their gluten contents.
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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 |
| 11:23:54PM | BRENT | 8794.4 | |||||||||
| 11:30:14PM | GOLD | 4014.66 | 3997 | 3984 | 3965 | 4014 | 4020 | 4025 | 4034 | 4005 | |
| 11:55:18PM | FTSE | 10455.3 | |||||||||
| 11:58:57PM | STOX50 | 6187.1 | |||||||||
| 12:12:22AM | GERMANY | 24692 | |||||||||
| 12:16:32AM | US500 | 7444.4 | |||||||||
| 12:35:58AM | DOW | 51920.8 | 51781 | 51482 | 50864 | 51926 | 52411 | 52643 | 52931 | 52213 | ‘cess |
| 12:41:24AM | NASDAQ | 28740.2 | |||||||||
| 12:45:25AM | JAPAN | 65323 |
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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