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#Gold #S&P500 It’s unusual to feel the need to declare an interest but my wife has held Costain shares for nearly 30 years. It has been funny, over the years the companies annual report growing from basically a couple of A4 sheets to a thin brochure which became glossy. Most recently, she received a seriously professional book, an item which made a similar noise to “Good Old Yellow Pages” when it was tossed in an empty wheelie bin. While it turns out giving your significant other a bunch of penny shares for their 30th birthday wasn’t exactly received with glee, when one of the companies (Edinburgh Oil & Gas) was taken over, she found herself able to buy a Mazda MX5 convertible which she grudgingly admitted was a nice belated 30th birthday present.

From memory, her Costain shares were around 10p each and (partially) thanks to the share split in 2010, she will probably start following our analysis on price movements. She already has a plan to take our grand-daughters on an extravagant shopping spree!

From a relatively near term perspective, above 199 suggests the potential of a lift to an initial 206p with our secondary, if beaten, at a very confident looking 217p.  This 217p is important, the share price closing at or above such a level giving a strong indication a new Big Picture cycle has commenced, one where a future 390 exhibits itself as an attraction.

Our alternate scenario, if things decide to go wrong, suggests below 156p should be capable of causing trouble, calculating the potential of reversal to an initial 138p with our secondary, if broken, at 110p and hopefully a bottom. However, on this share, our inclination is toward optimism for the longer term.

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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
10:46:41PM	BRENT	9905.7
10:50:00PM	GOLD	5001.11	4970	4957	4864	5030	5038	5064	5096	4996	‘cess
10:52:05PM	FTSE	10336.6
11:05:25PM	STOX50	5744.1
11:33:46PM	GERMANY	23594.7
11:36:58PM	US500	6695.1	6649	6613	6574	6680	6729	6770	6824	6688	Shambles
11:41:19PM	DOW	46924.5
11:48:24PM	NASDAQ	24634.5									‘cess
11:52:35PM	JAPAN	54376									‘cess

 

16/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10317 points. Change of 0.55%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,262,925,875 a change of -9.77%

13/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10261 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,049,702,522 a change of -8.86%

12/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10305 points. Change of -0.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,832,637,892 a change of -14.1%

11/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10353 points. Change of -0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,282,615,552 a change of -7.67%

10/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10412 points. Change of 1.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,136,252,085 a change of 18.42%

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

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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LSE:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 640.6 Percentage Change: + 1.14% Day High: 645.2 Day Low: 629.8

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LSE:AVCT Avacta. Close Mid-Price: 73 Percentage Change: + 2.82% Day High: 74.5 Day Low: 70

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 540.3 Percentage Change: + 1.12% Day High: 545.8 Day Low: 533.3

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LSE:BT.A British Telecom. Close Mid-Price: 214.6 Percentage Change: + 0.09% Day High: 218.6 Day Low: 214.2

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 208.3 Percentage Change: + 0.53% Day High: 210.2 Day Low: 205.9

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LSE:CPI Capita Close Mid-Price: 260 Percentage Change: -2.99% Day High: 272.5 Day Low: 255

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet Close Mid-Price: 362.8 Percentage Change: -1.79% Day High: 372 Day Low: 358.5

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 3428 Percentage Change: + 0.65% Day High: 3454 Day Low: 3302

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LSE:GENL Genel Close Mid-Price: 54.7 Percentage Change: -6.17% Day High: 58.4 Day Low: 54.7

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LSE:ITRK Intertek Close Mid-Price: 3650 Percentage Change: -2.25% Day High: 3740 Day Low: 3664

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 1230 Percentage Change: + 1.19% Day High: 1240 Day Low: 1208.5

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire. Close Mid-Price: 22.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 23 Day Low: 21.45

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#Brent #US500 Our world news feed, biased toward important events, has been punctuated on Sunday evening with irritating snippets about ‘The Oscars’. Is anyone really going to care about a Norwegian film winning Best International Movie? We’re keeping a weather eye open for news about China, the Middle East, US economic or political events, the drip feed of ridiculous news from an inflated talent show giving information we’d prefer avoid.

To be honest, news of awards has never been sufficient to get us into a cinema, instead preferring to read about recommendations from folk who are trusted. The last film we bothered going to the local cinema to view was “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris”, a complete surprise to watch and emphatically not a waste of a few hours. Previously, we’d gone to view the 3rd episode of Guardians of the Galaxy, a film which cured any desire to watch any further movie from Marvel. Few things are worse than when a film franchise starts to take itself seriously, completely forgetting folk go to the cinema to escape life for a while. A storyline where Superman struggles with dandruff, designed to make his character relatable, would probably kill the Man of Steel utterly in the box office.

Brent Crude continues to confuse, probably deserving an Oscar for the tight price control currently exerted.

Apparently, above $102.70 should next trigger movement to an initial 108 dollars with our secondary, if beaten, at 117.34 dollars. If triggered, the tightest stop loss looks fairly attractive at $100. This sort of thing would produce a Double Top visually, implying an excellent price level where a share correct can make itself known, powering the price down to an initial $79 with secondary, when broken, at $67 and a lot of questions about “what was all that about?”. Despite the very real military things going on, we strongly suspect a boost to the price of oil is the driving imperative in the Middle East.

On a slightly amusing note, my sister-in-law decided to visit her archaeologist daughter for a quick holiday, her daughter working in Jerusalem. Her flight home was understandably cancelled when the conflict kicked off. Currently, she’s told a flight to Scotland cannot be expected until the 27th of March! My brother, always the opportunist, has opted to relocate to their big static caravan in the garden of a house they are renovating. Importantly, it is close to Inverness and takeaway food can be delivered. Their main house (85 miles from the nearest Tesco) has absolutely zero takeaway opportunities and now, he can tell his wife he’s struggling with flooring or drainage issues. while chilling in the big caravan with a wood burning stove.

It will be interesting, if hostilities ease just before 27th March, in accordance with the airline schedule.

The Chinese Grand Prix was a surprise, actually quite enjoyable with the constant changing places of drivers making it tempting, very tempting, to fast forward the recording to discover who actually won. The amalgam of electric motors and F1 engines has injected a decent level of chaos, where aside from Mercedes and whatever cheat they are employing, drivers are working hard to come to terms with their new cars.

Barclays share price has been enjoying quite an interesting level of surprising movements. Firstly, it started March by being gapped down below the Red uptrend since April 2025. Additionally – and surprisingly – the share price appears to be making an effort to respect the Blue downtrend since 2007, currently at 379p. When this sort of thing occurs, it generally signals some strength in a share price with surprise recovery often taking place.

If we dwell on our negative scenario, below 379p has the potential for trouble, giving an initial target of 353 with our secondary, if broken, at 280p and hopefully a bounce.

Our more positive scenario demands the share price exceed 402p as a lift to 414 looks possible with our ‘longer term’ secondary, if bettered, calculating at 430p and the need for us to take a long hard look at the future for their share value.. We suspect Barclays share price is about to enact a surprise recovery.

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
11:12:59PM	BRENT	10342.8	9627	9372	9000	10192	10490	10806	11732	9627
11:14:50PM	GOLD	5006.56
11:19:22PM	FTSE	10264.1
11:21:36PM	STOX50	5712.5
11:33:42PM	GERMANY	23412.6
11:36:11PM	US500	6640.2	6654	6558	6462	6680	6734	6770	6824	6670
11:38:09PM	DOW	46598.5
11:41:00PM	NASDAQ	24400
11:50:55PM	JAPAN	53576

 

13/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10261 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,049,702,522 a change of -8.86%

12/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10305 points. Change of -0.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,832,637,892 a change of -14.1%

11/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10353 points. Change of -0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,282,615,552 a change of -7.67%

10/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10412 points. Change of 1.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,136,252,085 a change of 18.42%

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

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:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **

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LSE:AVCT Avacta Close Mid-Price: 71 Percentage Change: -1.39% Day High: 73.5 Day Low: 69.5

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 534.3 Percentage Change: + 0.96% Day High: 539.4 Day Low: 528

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 207.2 Percentage Change: + 0.19% Day High: 209.9 Day Low: 206.2

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet Close Mid-Price: 369.4 Percentage Change: -2.99% Day High: 377.8 Day Low: 370

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LSE:ITRK Intertek Close Mid-Price: 3734 Percentage Change: -3.86% Day High: 3822 Day Low: 3724

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce Close Mid-Price: 1215.5 Percentage Change: -5.30% Day High: 1277.5 Day Low: 1214

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LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey. Close Mid-Price: 94.68 Percentage Change: + 1.13% Day High: 95.5 Day Low: 92.58

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#FTSE_Futures The first 9 sessions of March have seen the FTSE beset by conflict confusion, often leaving us less than confident we’d a clear idea of what’s coming. Our collated movement formula tends depend on the market employing logic to take calculated movements, this often giving the (possibly true) impression the markets are under human control to a greater degree than most folk would find believable. Unfortunately for them, we’ve a track record of providing exact – or extremely close – predictions. An easy example would be the S&P 500, we’d given an initial drop target of 6671 points. It bottomed out at 6670.40 points.

Obviously, this was just one index but collectively, we’d 5 “initial targets met” among our bunch of indices we match daily. The markets started to give a feeling things are getting back under control again, maybe an indication there’s an expectation of hostilities ending soon, maybe an indication the markets are settling down for an extended period of relatively low level conflict, hopefully with the game of “Battleship” in the Straits of Hormuz diminishing somewhat. Obviously, this may just be wishful thinking as no-one surely wants the current conflict to escalate into something greater, aside from the armaments industry.

Of course, it’s always worth a glance at NMX502010, the index code for ‘Aerospace & Defense’, a market which is quietly bubbling away in the background. Currently at 23,623 points, this index needs above 24,558 points to provoke some near term concern. This trigger level is a bit of a problem, due to the possibility of movement above 24,188 bringing an initial 24,392 points with our secondary, if bettered, at a conflict triggering 25,592 points.

To solidify the dangers of peace, this index would need sink below 21,370 points to imply reversal to an initial 20,253 with our secondary, if broken, at 18,763 points.

As for the FTSE, in its own way, the index has been mirroring the current hesitation from the above chart, only presenting a more likely potential of drops. If things get serious, below 10,258 risks triggering reversal down to an initial 10,106 points with our secondary, if broken, at a scary 9,831 points. If triggered, our tightest stop looks like 10,290 points, effectively sufficiently tight to make us distrust the drop potentials.

Our alternate, positive, scenario demands the UK index move above 10,235 to probably signal the potential of gains to an initial 10,541 points with our secondary, if bettered, at 10,883 points.

Perhaps the imminent Chinese Grand Prix shall provide some solace over the weekend as the 8 (or 9) time actual world champion, Louis Hamilton, is looking strangely happy as we head into what is usually a pretty grotty Formula1 event.

Have a good 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
10:39:18PM	BRENT	10055	9400	9167		9722	101	10379		9681	‘cess
10:47:29PM	GOLD	5086.28	5056	5025		5110	5200	5255		5050	Success
11:07:55PM	FTSE	10290.2	10258	10227		10300	10328	10357		10290
11:17:42PM	STOX50	5734.4	5688	5655		5737	5784	5825		5742	‘cess
11:20:58PM	GERMANY	23529.1	23366	23244		23554	23642	23715		23536
11:23:42PM	US500	6686	6667	6644		6699	6725	6746		6687	‘cess
11:26:01PM	DOW	46774.9	46659	46550		46761	47076	47216		46814
11:40:44PM	NASDAQ	24556.4	24498	24152		24622	24726	24823		24597	‘cess
11:43:25PM	JAPAN	53767	53485	53344		53978	54150	54256		53700	‘cess

 

12/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10305 points. Change of -0.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,832,637,892 a change of -14.1%

11/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10353 points. Change of -0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,282,615,552 a change of -7.67%

10/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10412 points. Change of 1.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,136,252,085 a change of 18.42%

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

4/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10567 points. Change of 0.79%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,546,557,826 a change of -22.7%

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:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 529.2 Percentage Change: + 2.96% Day High: 530.3 Day Low: 510.3

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 206.8 Percentage Change: + 3.09% Day High: 207.4 Day Low: 200.6

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LSE:DGE Diageo Close Mid-Price: 1437.5 Percentage Change: -3.65% Day High: 1484 Day Low: 1420.5

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet Close Mid-Price: 380.8 Percentage Change: -4.23% Day High: 394.9 Day Low: 378.3

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LSE:FGP Firstgroup. Close Mid-Price: 174.1 Percentage Change: + 0.23% Day High: 174.9 Day Low: 170

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire Close Mid-Price: 22.05 Percentage Change: -3.08% Day High: 22.4 Day Low: 21.7

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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 324.8 Percentage Change: + 1.69% Day High: 325.6 Day Low: 317.8

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LSE:TERN Tern Plc. Close Mid-Price: 0.55 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0.62 Day Low: 0.55

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LSE:TRN The Trainline Close Mid-Price: 186.6 Percentage Change: -3.52% Day High: 193.3 Day Low: 180.4

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LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey Close Mid-Price: 93.62 Percentage Change: -3.72% Day High: 97.26 Day Low: 93.62

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#Gold #Nasdaq Our favourite oil company has a share price with what looks like a promising future, probably due to the Middle East, a large dollop of irony. Deep within BP’s DNA is its associating with Iran, dating quite literally back to the first major discovery of oil within the country. In the decades since, the company was deeply embedded within the country and the point in history now reached can be blamed on the British Government protecting the companies interests, conspiring with the US to return royalty to governance of the country. The Ayatollah revolution against the ‘Shah of Iran’ regime rather neatly brings us to this point in history, where removal of the current Iranian regime should bring a boost to BP’s profits, due to boosted oil prices. Almost the definition of a “win, win” situation, BP not caring about the result, simply luxuriating in the price uncertainty of market disruption.

Obviously, our Pound Shop declaration of the history of BP in the area should count for nothing, while the company is active in 61 countries, the core reason for a boost in share prices remains with the potentials of a boost in oil prices. This being the case, it appears the market anticipates chaos in the Middle East lasting for a while, current share movements looking capable of more than a quick buck!

From an immediate perspective, share price movements above just 516p should next trigger a rise toward an initial 536p with our longer term secondary, if bettered, at a confident sounding 569p, challenging the high of 2023 and probably provoking some hesitation. This would at least provide a nice synergy with the gains experienced during the Ukraine invasion.

Alternately, the share needs below 465p to provoke trouble, calculating with the potential of reversal to an initial 447 with our secondary, if broken, at 425p and a potential bottom. For now, BP looks quite interesting and we’re surprised to get through an analysis without telling another anecdote about our own personal BP years and the silent Cold War against BP corporate.

On the bright side, we’re only a couple of days away from the 2nd worst Grand Prix of the year, the effort from China which invariably drags behind Monaco for its boredom levels. But on the plus side, race snacks based on Chinese cuisine are always the best of the year.

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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
10:44:27PM	BRENT	9233.3
10:47:12PM	GOLD	5149.1	5130	5117	5077	5184	5211	5224	5238	5171
11:02:36PM	FTSE	10260
11:05:46PM	STOX50	5746.2
11:16:57PM	GERMANY	23428.5
11:53:27PM	US500	6717.8									‘cess
10:59:26PM	DOW	46968									‘cess
11:02:04PM	NASDAQ	24768	24710	24627	24440	24839	24981	25057	25156	24794	‘cess
11:05:00PM	JAPAN	54477	53813	53606	52900	54427	54925	55472	56029	54650

 

11/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10353 points. Change of -0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,282,615,552 a change of -7.67%

10/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10412 points. Change of 1.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,136,252,085 a change of 18.42%

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

4/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10567 points. Change of 0.79%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,546,557,826 a change of -22.7%

3/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10484 points. Change of -2.75%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,057,042,576 a change of 13.19%

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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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:IPF International Personal Finance** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **

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LSE:DGE Diageo Close Mid-Price: 1492 Percentage Change: -2.36% Day High: 1527 Day Low: 1489

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 53.8 Percentage Change: + 10.93% Day High: 62 Day Low: 53

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LSE:IPF International Personal Finance. Close Mid-Price: 254.5 Percentage Change: + 2.41% Day High: 257.5 Day Low: 246

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LSE:ITRK Intertek Close Mid-Price: 3862 Percentage Change: -0.62% Day High: 3888 Day Low: 3814

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LSE:TERN Tern Plc. Close Mid-Price: 0.55 Percentage Change: + 22.22% Day High: 0.55 Day Low: 0.45

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#Stoxx #Dax When we reviewed Tate & Lyle last year, we found ourselves forced to take a negative stance, proposing a scenario where weakness below 502 risked a visit down to 375p. The 375 level proved quite fascinating, opting to present itself as a price level the share price fluttered above and below for the period since last October. Our initial target drop price certainly seems to be trying to prove something but quite what, escapes us completely.

However, the share did break our 375 on the initial drop, creating a situation where further reversals appear very probable. Near term, below 348 calculates with an initial drop potential of 325p. Our secondary, an “ultimate” drop target now calculates at 213p, proposing itself as a point we’d hope for a bounce occurring, ideally above the drop target. Perhaps it will sound strange but in this instance, we’d prefer our “ultimate bottom” remains untroubled as a rebound above the target level will tend imply hidden strength.

We continue to do our “bit” for Tate & Lyle, buying sugar in 5kg batches as part of our various recipes to produce a good wine. The number of variables in the process can be quite intimidating but it’s quite pleasing to know anything chosen from the wine rack in the shed will not embarrass me. There is an end game to all the work, we’re planning a pretentious garden party in June 2027 to celebrate my wife hitting a “milestone” birthday. Guests will be able to help themselves to whatever wine (or champagne) they want. My job is to sort out the drinks and create level areas on the large rear lawn which currently is an unforgiving slope except at the top, where a crop of potatoes, carrots, and peas, enjoys its own private level area.

If Tate & Lyle plan movements to impress the world, their share price needs climb above Blue on the chart, presently 392p, as this should trigger recovery to an initial 445 with our secondary, if exceeded, working out at 466p.

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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
11:31:05PM	BRENT	9027.4
11:59:44PM	GOLD	5194.09
11:33:00PM	FTSE	10404.7									‘cess
11:08:48PM	STOX50	5823.7	5714	5645	5568	5782	5880	5967	6116	5774
11:19:13PM	GERMANY	23939.7	23506	23241	22951	23732	24104	24205	24434	23833
11:27:14PM	US500	6812.6									‘cess
11:31:08PM	DOW	47891.5									‘cess
11:37:03PM	NASDAQ	25053.1
11:40:23PM	JAPAN	55352

 

10/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10412 points. Change of 1.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,136,252,085 a change of 18.42%

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

4/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10567 points. Change of 0.79%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,546,557,826 a change of -22.7%

3/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10484 points. Change of -2.75%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,057,042,576 a change of 13.19%

2/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10780 points. Change of -1.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,768,828,981 a change of -37.65%

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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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 1311 Percentage Change: + 5.85% Day High: 1312.5 Day Low: 1285.5

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LSE:STAR Star Energy Close Mid-Price: 14.5 Percentage Change: -4.92% Day High: 15.25 Day Low: 14.5

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#Gold #FTSE There’s a classic set of circumstances for share prices, when a company reports something punters feel is positive, yet the share price crashes. Vistry managed this neat trick, their price dropping 25.6% despite reporting an impressive rise in profits, despite completing fewer development completions within the full year being reported. And their boss announced his retirement, freeing the company up for younger more dynamic management, a concept which will probably prove to be utter nonsense.

Of course, while the stock market certainly pays attention to historical results, it’s also likely to throw a hissy fit if a set of results includes mention of future reduced margins, along with the potential of future “challenges”. Share prices are obviously predicated on future potentials for a company rather than something they’ve already done! Investors often have a severe problem with such a concept, failing to comprehend a share price is more attracted to the future, rather than the past.

The current tantrum being pulled by Vistry share price isn’t particularly pleasant, movement below 421 calculating with the potential of reversal down to an initial 376p with our secondary, if broken, working out at a grim looking 281p. The funny thing, our 376p calculation is being promoted as a very possible “bottom”, a price level from which a bounce should be anticipated. This is where life gets interesting.

The share price “only” needs exceed 504p on a bounce to inject substantial hope for the future, propelling the price above Red on the chart, giving a confident looking ambition at an initial 557 with our secondary, if beaten, working out at a pretty happy value of 630p.

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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
11:25:02PM	BRENT	8869.6
11:30:38PM	GOLD	5147.16	5015	4963	4811	5137	5196	5279	5367	5115
11:39:28PM	FTSE	10312	10078	10049	9517	10208	10386	10456	10582	10216
11:46:07PM	STOX50	5769.1
11:31:48PM	GERMANY	23723									Success
11:37:23PM	US500	6773.3									Success
11:40:30PM	DOW	47626
11:43:05PM	NASDAQ	24906.7
11:45:50PM	JAPAN	54341

 

9/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10249 points. Change of -0.34%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,404,375,895 a change of 9.05%

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

4/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10567 points. Change of 0.79%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,546,557,826 a change of -22.7%

3/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10484 points. Change of -2.75%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,057,042,576 a change of 13.19%

2/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10780 points. Change of -1.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,768,828,981 a change of -37.65%

27/02/2026 FTSE Closed at 10910 points. Change of 0.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 15,667,378,118 a change of 96.88%

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:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 510 Percentage Change: + 2.22% Day High: 515 Day Low: 498.15

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LSE:DGE Diageo Close Mid-Price: 1521 Percentage Change: -0.29% Day High: 1522.5 Day Low: 1491

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet Close Mid-Price: 395.5 Percentage Change: -3.28% Day High: 401.1 Day Low: 389.3

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LSE:FGP Firstgroup Close Mid-Price: 174 Percentage Change: -0.91% Day High: 182 Day Low: 171.4

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LSE:GENL Genel. Close Mid-Price: 60 Percentage Change: + 3.99% Day High: 60 Day Low: 56.3

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LSE:HIK Hikma Close Mid-Price: 1191 Percentage Change: -1.49% Day High: 1211 Day Low: 1187

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LSE:ITRK Intertek Close Mid-Price: 3844 Percentage Change: -4.71% Day High: 3970 Day Low: 3872

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LSE:ITV ITV. Close Mid-Price: 85.2 Percentage Change: + 1.13% Day High: 87.35 Day Low: 83.75

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LSE:PMG Parkmead. Close Mid-Price: 24.5 Percentage Change: + 8.89% Day High: 24.5 Day Low: 22.5

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire Close Mid-Price: 22.45 Percentage Change: -4.47% Day High: 23.5 Day Low: 22.4

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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 316.8 Percentage Change: + 2.26% Day High: 321.4 Day Low: 299.4

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LSE:TLW Tullow. Close Mid-Price: 14.4 Percentage Change: + 6.67% Day High: 15.52 Day Low: 13.78

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LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey Close Mid-Price: 96.24 Percentage Change: -2.23% Day High: 97.36 Day Low: 95.04

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#Brent #Nasduck In Formula One, the cars start racing when the 5 Red Lights go out. This gives viewers the time to reach for a coffee, wine, or whatever. But instead, the Grand Prix season kicked off with all the Red Lights illuminated for just 0.02 of a second, marginally less than the time usually taken to disprove a UK Government statement. But not as fast as it took Brent Crude to be “gapped” above our theoretical $97 top from our analysis last week.

When we see this sort of thing, we’re generally a little bit chuffed as it “proves” we’ve been mapping the correct trend, due to the market opting to manipulate the price above our probable top. However, it also effectively kicks things a little out of kilter, forcing us to rely on price movements since the gap up, as we attempt to extrapolate and figure out what the future may hold. We must congratulate our local petrol station, the guys reacting immediately to the market gap by boosting the price of their diesel from 130.9/Litre up to 141.9/Litre on Sunday. As someone who has not yet bought his 20 Litre/Month load of fuel for the frugal, now MoT’d, dog walk VW. Okay, we will concede our annual mileage is extremely low, rarely troubling 3,000 miles. It’s quite a shock, viewing such a number, as before moving to Argyll, we’d typically do around 20k miles in a car, along with 14k miles on a motorcycle. And would even cram in 250 engine hours in our boat which was most emphatically not economical, a 6.5 Litre diesel engine consuming more than a politician at a free buffet.

With the UK not being involved in the Middle East, while sending its Navy into the area and hosting the US bomber fleet in England, there’s really no reason for Crude Oil prices to surge but of course, they have. The immediate situation for Brent Crude implies movement above $117 threatens a visit to $122 next with our secondary, if bettered, a potential CEILING at $131. Visually, such a ceiling makes a lot of sense, matching the conflated level achieved after Russia decided to visit Ukraine four years ago, achieving a high almost identical to our $131.

We suspect the current rising cycle for Brent is ‘fake’, invented by the markets to profit the markets, hurt by the electric revolution. Hopefully, reversal to the 60/50 dollar range shall prove fairly swift.

Natwest, successfully achieving both targets from our previous analysis, has inevitably fallen victim to the depression currently being caused by activities in the Gulf. It is genuinely annoying, where shares whose value should not be infected, are instead forced to retreat, thanks to imaginary forces from a conflict which often feels equally imaginary. We watched, on YouTube, a report of a missile attack which nearly hit the Dome on the Mound in Jerusalem. Not only common sense suggested the report was fake, a niece (an archaeologist who stays in the city) emailed a link to the false YouTube report, her LoL subject line pointing out it was something historical from Tel Aviv being shown. Who knows, perhaps President Trump shall appoint the once peace envoy, Tony Blair, to smooth things over, after his spectacularly unsuccessful role in such a position from 2008 until 2015. To be fair, his position in such a role was simply as a ‘nice little earner’ rather than being expected to actually achieve anything.

For Natwest, above 591p risks proving useful, calculating with the potential of a lift to an initial 606p with our secondary, if bettered, at 620p and probable hesitation. While the big picture paints a future 634p as exerting an attraction, visually there is a strong argument to anticipate some reversals at such a level.

However, below 567 looks problematic, giving the potential of reversal to an initial 553p with our secondary, if broken, at 526p and a very, very, probable bottom. Should such a level break, the Big Picture signals a visit to 510p as possible, breaking the immediate uptrend along with – more dangerously – the Long Term Blue downtrend.

We think NWG shall be scheduled to bounce, somewhere between 553 and 526 pence. Why? Who knows…

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
1:53:05AM	BRENT	9232	8604	8281	7908	8968	9265	9348	10523	9110
2:04:40AM	GOLD	5171.3								5147
2:41:19AM	FTSE	10320								10408
2:49:13AM	STOX50	5725.2								5779
2:54:53AM	GERMANY	23641.4								23900
2:58:30AM	US500	6734.2								6813
3:04:33AM	DOW	10320								10320
3:14:16AM	NASDAQ	24632.9	24582	24538	24316	24825	24950	25086	25256	24752
3:18:32AM	JAPAN	54012								55315

 

6/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10284 points. Change of -1.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,624,236,280 a change of -0.81%

5/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10413 points. Change of -1.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,694,948,171 a change of 1.74%

4/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10567 points. Change of 0.79%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,546,557,826 a change of -22.7%

3/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10484 points. Change of -2.75%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 11,057,042,576 a change of 13.19%

2/03/2026 FTSE Closed at 10780 points. Change of -1.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 9,768,828,981 a change of -37.65%

27/02/2026 FTSE Closed at 10910 points. Change of 0.59%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 15,667,378,118 a change of 96.88%

26/02/2026 FTSE Closed at 10846 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,957,799,956 a change of -7.62%

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:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:WG. Wood Group** **

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 14.25 Percentage Change: + 7.55% Day High: 14.75 Day Low: 13.25

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LSE:WG. Wood Group. Close Mid-Price: 29.1 Percentage Change: + 0.34% Day High: 29.5 Day Low: 28.8

In the event of Wood Group enjoying further trades beyond 29.5, the share ……..

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